Georgia Tech at No. 2 Georgia: Week 13 preview

Georgia Tech (2-7) visits No. 2 Georgia (8-1) on Sat, Nov 28 · TBD.
SP+ power ratings: Georgia Tech -8.1 (99th), Georgia 31.3 (1st). SP+ projects Georgia by 41.9, including 2.5 points of home field.
The Georgia Tech offense ranks 86th in FBS in EPA per play (+0.07); the Georgia defense ranks 15th (−0.01 allowed). The Georgia defense holds the edge in passing-downs success rate, power success rate, sack rate.
The Georgia offense ranks 10th in FBS in EPA per play (+0.26); the Georgia Tech defense ranks 125th (+0.24 allowed). Biggest Georgia edges: rushing success rate, line yards per carry, EPA per play. The Georgia Tech defense holds the edge in rushing explosiveness, explosiveness.
Schedule: comparable so far (Georgia Tech 40th toughest, opp. SP+ +5.5; Georgia 50th toughest, opp. SP+ +4.2), so their numbers compare on even footing.
Pace: projected for about 131 total snaps in regulation (in line with the FBS average of 132), about average. Single games vary a lot: most land within 12 snaps of the projection.