2010 Orange Bowl Odds - Iowa Hawkeyes vs Georgia Tech Picks

Tuesday night’s 2010 Orange Bowl odds feature two Top-10 teams as the 10th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes face the 9th ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. It will be a match-up of two squads that live and die by the turnover. Iowa had 29 takeaways this season while Georgia Tech had 23. The Yellow Jackets have thrived in college football betting this year by running the ball while Iowa likes to mix things up a little bit. Georgia Tech has the better offense in this game while Iowa has the better defense. Georgia Tech is a 5-point college football pick favorite in Orange Bowl game odds with a total of 50.5 at online sportsbooks against Iowa.

If the Yellow Jacket offense and the Hawkeye defense cancel each other out a little bit then the 2010 Orange Bowl could come down to the Iowa offense against the Georgia Tech defense. That means an interesting contest in college football odds since Iowa is getting quarterback Ricky Stanzi back from injury. The junior had 14 interceptions this season but he made a number of big clutch plays that kept Iowa unbeaten. After he was injured the Hawkeyes suffered their only two losses. "If he was there the whole season, they might be playing for the national championship," Georgia Tech linebacker Sedric Griffin said. "He can beat us, so we have to get after him early."

Iowa will probably have to score some points to win since Georgia Tech probably can’t be entirely stopped. The Yellow Jackets just have too many ways to score. They were second in the country in rushing but they can also throw the ball effectively. Georgia Tech was 13th in the nation in points per game this season. College football betting trends have both teams with some solid numbers for the Orange Bowl. The Hawkeyes are 4-1 in their last 5 neutral site games. Heading into the 2010 Orange Bowl, the Hawkeyes are 4-1 ATS in college football picks for their last 5 bowl games as an underdog. The Hawkeyes are 36-17 ATS in their last 53 games as an underdog.

The Yellow Jackets are 7-2 in their last 9 games on grass. The Yellow Jackets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite. With the total in college football odds, the Hawkeyes are a team that goes under while Georgia Tech goes over. The Under is 11-3-1 in the Hawkeyes last 15 games as an underdog. The Under is 23-11-2 in Hawkeyes last 36 games overall. The Over is 6-2-1 in the Yellow Jackets last 9 non-conference games and the Over is 5-2 in the Yellow Jackets last 7 neutral site games.

Whitmore's College Football Picks: Well it's not two of the team's that we thought would be playing in the 2010 Orange Bowl but then again when has the BCS made any sense? Georgia Tech has been great this year against the spread as a favorite so why break the tradition now. My college football pick in the Orange Bowl is to bet Georgia Tech laying the points against Iowa to the UNDER. Vegas odds at Hillton sportsbook have the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -5.5 favorites against the Iowa Hawkeyes with a total of 50.5.