Over/Under Accountability vs Syracuse

Over/Under 1.5 Interceptions for Georgia Tech's Defense

Actual Number: 2

Georgia Tech's defense was able to manufacture two interceptions as well as a fumble recovery, and won the turnover battle 3-1. Syracuse was intercepted on its third drive of the game by Quayshawn Nealy, who read the eyes of Terrel Hunt as he stared down a receiver. Nealy jumped the route and was able to secure the ball on his way to the ground after a slight juggle. Later, Louis Young was able to pick off backup quarterback Drew Allen on a play where Allen overthrew his receiver. Both were instances where players were given a shot to capitalize on a mistake and didn't miss the chance.

Optimism 1, Pessimism 0

Over/Under 18.5 Pass Attempts for Georgia Tech

Actual Number: 5

The correlation holds, as Georgia Tech won without having to pass much at all. However, it was good to see that when they did pass, they were efficient about it -- Vad Lee went 3/3 for 88 yards and a touchdown, including two beautiful deep passes to Darren Waller and Dennis Andrews. That's exactly what we need from our passing game moving forward.

Optimism 2, Pessimism 0

Over/Under 4.5 Yards per Carry for Georgia Tech

Actual Number: 5.88 yards per carry

Everything just worked on Saturday. The B-Back dive was gashing for big yards, the pitch man was frequently able to get a big gain, and the QB keeper was effective as well. It was really beautiful, and this is what we see when everything's running smoothly as it was.

Optimism 3, Pessimism 0

Over/Under 54.5 Combined Points for Georgia Tech and Syracuse

Actual Number: 56

A quick refresher from the "picks" article...

...If Georgia Tech wins 49-0, then the outcome is "Under" (49 + 0 = 49 < 54.5), while a 28-27 Georgia Tech victory yields an outcome of "Over" (28 + 27 = 55 > 54.5).

You know, I made up that first scenario as a bit of a joke and an extreme case, just to illustrate how things could potentially happen. Turns out our guys did one touchdown better than my "wild" scenario. I personally thought it a bit strange that Syracuse's defense was so helpless out there, given that they were the more hyped unit coming into the game.

Optimism 4, Pessimism 0

Over/Under 0.5 Passing Touchdowns for Georgia Tech

Actual Number: 1

When RHP WR DeAndre Smelter threw an interception on a trick play early in the game, I just knew that we wouldn't really be throwing the ball for the rest of the game. And we didn't -- there were only 4 attempts after that play. Luckily for this line though, one was a deep pass to Darren Waller that was caught inside the 5 and he was able walk in for a score, becoming Georgia Tech's first touchdown in meaningful time since our game against UNC.

Optimism 5, Pessimism 0

Over/Under 7.5 Point Margin of Victory for Georgia Tech

Actual Number: 56

Gotta love it when your team beats a conference opponent by 8 touchdowns and shuts them out in the process. Boy, did it feel good, and boy, was it a much-needed performance for our fans.

Optimism 6, Pessimism 0

Weekly Shout-Outs

First shout-out here goes to me, for making lines that forced 2 incorrect picks from Dive Keep and Pitch and pulindian.

Second weekly should-out here goes to AugustaJacket, Buddy Smiggins, and richman0610, who went a solid 5-1 this week. AugustaJacket and richman0610 missed on the interceptions line, and Buddy Smiggins missed on the combined points line. I'll try to do better next time.

Our next weekly shout-out goes out to Atlanta's original team, whose pessimism was the only thing keeping me from being the weekly LVP. Appreciate that!

We also have a shout-out today for dhbartlett, who couldn't have been more wrong when he said...

"Under- 8 TD? I don’t imagine" - dhbartlett

Interesting anti-prophecy there though.

Final shout-out of the week goes to ClavinCliff, who called his shot when he said...

"Fully expect to go .500 again with these....." - ClavinCliff

This Week's Results

User	Correct	Incorrect	Percent	User	Correct	Incorrect	Percent
AugustaJacket	5	1	83.3%	Joey Weaver	3	3	50.0%
Buddy Smiggins	5	1	83.3%	Atlanta's original team	2	4	33.3%
richman0610	5	1	83.3%	4Natlchamps	0	0	0.0%
acedarney	4	2	66.7%	Dwalk1217	0	0	0.0%
dhbartlett	4	2	66.7%	GoalieLax	0	0	0.0%
Dive Keep and Pitch	4	2	66.7%	jchens_GT	0	0	0.0%
jabbajacket	4	2	66.7%	kizzak	0	0	0.0%
JacksonJacket	4	2	66.7%	MagnaCarterGT	0	0	0.0%
JohnHeisman	4	2	66.7%	Matt Mills	0	0	0.0%
mrnuttle	4	2	66.7%	pswole GT	0	0	0.0%
packerman	4	2	66.7%	selwonk	0	0	0.0%
PeterInVA	4	2	66.7%	tdot6	0	0	0.0%
pulindian	4	2	66.7%	The_GT_LineageX11	0	0	0.0%
ClavinCliff	3	3	50.0%	zachwreck	0	0	0.0%
GTJonny	3	3	50.0%	Totals	66	36	64.7%

Weekly Entrant Success Rate: 64.7% (66-36)

Week 7 Leaderboard

User	Correct	Incorrect	Percentage	User	Correct	Incorrect	Percentage
pulindian	34	8	81.0%	The_GT_LineageX11	17	14	54.8%
Dive Keep and Pitch	32	10	76.2%	JohnHeisman	17	19	47.2%
richman0610	30	12	71.4%	jchens_GT	14	4	77.8%
packerman	27	15	64.3%	mrnuttle	14	10	58.3%
Joey Weaver	23	19	54.8%	selwonk	10	2	83.3%
dhbartlett	22	20	52.4%	MagnaCarterGT	10	8	55.6%
JacksonJacket	22	20	52.4%	4Natlchamps	9	15	37.5%
PeterInVA	22	20	52.4%	kizzak	8	4	66.7%
ClavinCliff	21	21	50.0%	pswole GT	8	10	44.4%
acedarney	20	10	66.7%	Dwalk1217	3	3	50.0%
AugustaJacket	20	16	55.6%	Matt Mills	3	3	50.0%
Buddy Smiggins	20	16	55.6%	zachwreck	3	3	50.0%
GTJonny	19	17	52.8%	GoalieLax	1	5	16.7%
Atlanta's original team	18	17	51.4%	tdot6	0	1	0.0%
jabbajacket	18	22	45.0%	Totals	460	336	57.8%

Season Entrant Success Rate: 57.8% (460-336)

This concludes Week 7. Things are looking up!

Link to the spreadsheet I'm using to track this, as well as my Weekend Selections, found here: link.