Wisconsin Badgers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/1/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN2

McCamish Pavilion is the location where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-1) will take on the Wisconsin Badgers (5-1) on Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Badgers played St. Mary's and walked away with a win by a score of 61-55 in their last game. Wisconsin finished having earned a 37.5% field goal percentage (21 of 56) and knocked down 3 of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Badgers converted 16 of their 18 shots for a rate of 88.9%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 4 assists in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With regard to defense, Wisconsin allowed their opponent to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 21 of 50 shooting. St. Mary's earned 9 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, St. Mary's collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. St. Mary's ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 12 attempts. They also made 4 out of their 15 tries from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Badgers finished with 19 and St. Mary's accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Tyler Wahl is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Wisconsin comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-1 for the season. They turn it over 9.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Wisconsin is collecting 38.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 51 dimes for the season, which is 350th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Badgers are shooting 28.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (38 of 132) and 83.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.7 pts per contest (262nd in the nation) while hitting 39.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Badgers are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are ranked 16th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 52 surrendered for the year. The Badgers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 38.0% (122 of 321) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 31.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 8th in college hoops in points per game allowed (55.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home victorious with a score of 61-59 when they faced Georgia Southern. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Georgia Tech allowed Georgia Southern to get 36 overall (9 on the offensive side). They shot 26.3% from distance by going 5 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 13 at the free throw line (46.2%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Georgia Southern to knock down 24 of 57 tries from the floor which had them at 42.1% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets shot 21 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. When discussing shots from downtown, Georgia Tech made 7 out of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Georgia Southern was called for 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Yellow Jackets snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game.

Michael Devoe ended up being important for the Yellow Jackets for the contest. He made 8 out of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He recorded 26 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in this matchup.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 5-1 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which is 28th in D-1. Georgia Tech has accounted for 455 pts this season (75.8 per game) and they average 38.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per game (31st in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game and they go 63.5% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia Tech defense allows 27.5% on 3-point attempts (38 of 138) and their opponents are knocking down 63.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 13.7 dimes and 32.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 251st and 82nd in those categories. The Yellow Jackets defensively are ranked 133rd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 66.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (168th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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