Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN2

McCamish Pavilion is where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) will play the Clemson Tigers (9-3) on Wednesday.

The Clemson Tigers took the court against Richmond and walked away with a win by a score of 85-57 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Tigers ended up with 13 and Richmond had 15 fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 22 shots from downtown. Richmond went 53.3% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 15 shots. On top of that, Richmond totaled 26 boards (1 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Richmond doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Clemson let their opponent shoot 41.2% from the field on 21 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 20 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 36 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 9 of their 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. Clemson finished with a 48.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 66) and converted 12 of their 26 3-pointers.

Chase Hunter is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He racked up 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 29 minutes played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Expert Picks

Clemson will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-3 for the season. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Clemson is collecting 33.6 boards per contest and has tallied 190 dimes on the campaign, which is 44th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are hitting 40.2% on shots from downtown (107 of 266) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.5 points per game (128th in the country) while going 47.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.4% on three-point shots and they are 128th in the country in points per game allowed (66.5). The Tigers are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.7% (273 of 671) and they relinquish 32.1 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 113th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 130 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took home the win by a final score of 96-60 when they played Alabama State. The Yellow Jackets earned 37 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. Alabama State committed 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to bury 9 of those for a rate of 69.2%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Georgia Tech buried 13 out of 24 tries (54.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Yellow Jackets finished 37 out of 68 from the field which had them at 54.4%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Alabama State to make 23 of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.8% in this game. They finished shooting 20.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 of 20 and ended up shooting 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Georgia Tech permitted Alabama State to grab 31 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Tristan Maxwell was important for the Yellow Jackets in the matchup. He accumulated 18 points in his 24 mins of playing time and totaled 4 dimes in this game. He buried 6 out of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 54.5%, but didn't pull down a rebound.

Georgia Tech has a record of 7-4 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is 225th in the nation. Georgia Tech has totaled 804 pts so far this season (73.1 per game) and they collect 37.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per contest (209th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets commit 16.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia Tech defense gives up 26.2% on shots from 3-point land (56 of 214) and their opposition makes 62.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.4 dimes and 38.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 239th and 335th in college hoops. The Yellow Jackets defensively are ranked 141st in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (94th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here