Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ACCN

The Duke Blue Devils (11-1) will try to beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took the court against Louisville and ended up losing by a score of 67-64 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Yellow Jackets finished with 19 and Louisville recorded 12 fouls. They also knocked down 5 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. Louisville finished shooting 63.6% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 22 shots. Moreover, Louisville collected 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Louisville totaled 15 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, Georgia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 48.0% from the field on 24 out of 50 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 21 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets made 9 of 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Georgia Tech ended the contest with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 of 56) and knocked down 9 of 24 three-point attempts.

Jordan Usher is someone who played a role for this game. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins played and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up going 54.5% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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Georgia Tech comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-6 on the year. They average 68.8 pts per game (262nd in the nation) on 44.9% from the floor. The Yellow Jackets are hitting 37.4% on three-point shots (82 of 219) and 68.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Tech is snagging 35.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 154 dimes so far this season, which is 249th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 228th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 168 conceded so far this season. The Yellow Jackets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.3% (295 of 697) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 31.4% on three-point shots while they are 165th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (67.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Duke Blue Devils took home the win by a final score of 76-65 when they played Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. Virginia Tech committed 18 fouls for this contest which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Duke knocked down 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Blue Devils finished 29 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.7%. The Blue Devils allowed Virginia Tech to knock down 26 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6% in the matchup. They finished 26.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 5 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). In regard to attacking the glass, Duke permitted Virginia Tech to collect 29 in total (10 offensive).

Paolo Banchero ended up having an impact for the Blue Devils for the contest. He made 9 of 20 in the game for a rate of 45.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this game.

Duke has a win-loss record of 11-1 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Blue Devils are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in college basketball. Duke has earned 1,023 points this year (85.3 per game) and they grab 37.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.8 times per contest (13th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest. The Blue Devils commit 13.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Blue Devils on the defensive end are ranked 91st in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.4. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (118th in D-1). The Duke defense concedes 31.4% on three-point shots (83 of 264) and their opposition makes 62.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.9 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, which ranks 265th and 194th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duke

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