Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 2/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACCNX

Watsco Center is the location where the Miami Hurricanes (16-7) will compete against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-12) on Wednesday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played Clemson and earned the victory with a final of 69-64 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 15 and Clemson finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. Clemson walked away from this one shooting 90.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 11 tries. Furthermore, Clemson pulled down 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Clemson recorded 16 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. With regard to defending, Georgia Tech allowed the other team to shoot 41.4% from the floor on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for the contest while forcing 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets buried 9 of their 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Georgia Tech finished having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and buried 10 of their 25 3-pointers.

Deivon Smith is one player who was a factor for the contest. He finished 60.0% from the field and earned 6 assists. He played for 26 mins and totaled 8 boards. He racked up 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Georgia Tech heads into this contest with a mark of 10-12 so far this season. They turn it over 13.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Georgia Tech is snagging 34.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 299 assists so far this year, which is 168th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 36.9% on shots from distance (165 of 447) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.8 pts per game (224th in the country) while going 44.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 14.6 personal fouls. They give up 30.9% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 198th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.5). The Yellow Jackets defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.4% (551 of 1,270) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 298th in college basketball in giving up assists with 328 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes went home defeated by a final of 71-58 when they faced Virginia. The Hurricanes were able to corral 15 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 19 in the game. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 13 steals for this game. Virginia committed 9 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hurricanes to the free throw line for 3 attempts. They were able to make 1 of them for a percentage of 33.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Miami knocked down 4 of 17 attempts (23.5%). In all, the Hurricanes shot 27 for 50 from the field which had them shooting 54.0%. The Hurricanes permitted Virginia to convert 30 out of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.0% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 53.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 of 15 and finished the contest at 3 out of 3 from the free throw line (100.0%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Virginia to collect 23 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Kameron McGusty ended up being a major contributor for the Hurricanes for this game. He converted 9 out of 13 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and tallied 1 rebound. He tallied 21 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Miami has a record of 16-7 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hurricanes are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 48th in college basketball. Miami has 1,715 pts for the season (74.6 per contest) and they grab 30.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.3 times per game (166th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.7 times per contest. The Hurricanes are committing 14.8 fouls per game while shooting 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Hurricanes defensively are ranked 239th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 71.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (317th in D-1). The Miami defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point attempts (199 of 554) and their opponents are converting on 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 16.0 assists and 35.2 rebounds every game, ranking them 344th and 216th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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