Colorado at Georgia Tech

Colorado's defense had a miserable 2025, but the bigger issue for tonight's total is the offense, which averaged under 21 points per game in a season that ended 3-9 under Deion Sanders. That number matters more than what Georgia Tech can put up on its own, because a total needs two functioning offenses to climb, and Colorado enters this true road opener with a unit still sorting out its identity after last year's step back. Georgia Tech comes off a 9-3 season under Brent Key with a defense that held opponents to 25 points a game, a group that doesn't need to get into a scoring race to win this one comfortably. When a defense this capable is paired with a struggling offense on the other side, the incentive runs toward a controlled, possession-heavy approach rather than an up-tempo shootout, especially in the first game of the year, with both staffs still working out red-zone execution for the first time in live competition. Georgia Tech can win this game by playing it straight rather than needing to score often, and that path keeps the total in check even with a capable offense in the building. Side with the UNDER tonight.