Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/26/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Friday, November 26, 2021

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACCNX

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-1) are hosting the Georgia Southern Eagles (4-1) at McCamish Pavilion on Friday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles took the court against Wofford and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-52 in their last game. Georgia Southern finished the contest having earned a 39.5% field goal percentage (17 of 43) and made 5 of their 10 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 13 of 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 7 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Georgia Southern let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the floor on 26 out of 55 shooting. Wofford doled out 14 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Furthermore, Wofford grabbed 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wofford shot 61.5% from the charity stripe by making 8 of their 13 attempts. They made 10 of their 29 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Eagles walked away with 17 while Wofford finished the game with 15 fouls.

Prince Gillam Toyambi is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 9 points on 3 out of 4 shooting. He played 23 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Georgia Southern heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 4-1 so far this year. They currently have an average of 75.2 pts per game (139th in the nation) while going 54.4% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 41.3% on shots from downtown (31 of 75) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Southern is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and has earned 66 dimes this year, which has them ranked 212th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles have forced 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 29.7% on three-point shots and they are 49th in the country in opponents PPG (59.8). The Eagles are giving up a FG percentage of 38.1% (106 of 278) and they relinquish 27.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 71st in the nation in giving up assists with 50 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home victorious with a score of 85-70 when they played Charleston Southern. The Yellow Jackets were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Charleston Southern was called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. With respect to shots from distance, Georgia Tech made 4 out of 11 attempts (36.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Yellow Jackets shot 35 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 57.4%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Charleston Southern to bury 26 out of 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.1% in the game. They finished the game shooting 30.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 26 and ended up going 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted Charleston Southern to collect 27 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Usher ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets for this contest. He tallied 24 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup. He made 9 out of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 4-1 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are hitting on 50.7% from the floor, which is ranked 19th in the country. Georgia Tech has scored 394 pts this year (78.8 per contest) and they average 39.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.6 times per contest (33rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets commit 17.6 fouls every game and they shoot 68.1% from the free throw line.

The Georgia Tech defense concedes 27.7% on 3-pointers (33 of 119) and opponents are knocking down 66.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.8 assists and 30.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 251st and 45th in the country. The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 159th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.6. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (179th in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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