Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 12/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ESPN

Dean E. Smith Center is where the North Carolina Tar Heels (5-4) will try to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-3) on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took the court against Georgia and went home with a win by a final score of 79-77 in their last game. Georgia Tech walked away from the game with a 47.6% FG percentage (30 of 63) and converted 5 of their 19 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 14 of 19 shots for a percentage of 73.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Georgia Tech allowed 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. Georgia recorded 15 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Georgia pulled down 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Georgia walked away from this one shooting 56.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 16 shots. They also knocked down 6 of their 13 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 11 while Georgia recorded 16 fouls.

Javon Franklin is someone who came through for the game. He ended up with 13 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He played 27 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Georgia Tech heads into this game with a record of 6-3 for the campaign. They have an average of 72.1 points per outing (187th in college hoops) while shooting 42.6% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 29.6% on shots from distance (50 of 169) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Tech is grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 111 assists on the season, which is 254th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.7 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Yellow Jackets are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 238th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 122 surrendered on the campaign. The Yellow Jackets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.8% (224 of 549) and they surrender 38.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 27.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 143rd in the country in opponents PPG (67.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the North Carolina Tar Heels took a loss by a final score of 80-72 when they played Virginia Tech. The Tar Heels were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 24 in this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Virginia Tech committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Tar Heels to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In terms of shooting from distance, North Carolina made 3 of their 17 tries (17.6%). Overall, the Tar Heels shot 24 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1%. The Tar Heels permitted Virginia Tech to convert 31 out of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% for this contest. They went 36.8% from beyond the arc via 7 of 19 and finished the contest at 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). In the matter of rebounds, North Carolina permitted Virginia Tech to grab 36 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

RJ Davis ended up being important for the Tar Heels in this game. He earned 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for this contest for a rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

North Carolina has a mark of 5-4 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Tar Heels are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which is ranked 166th in college basketball. North Carolina has scored 715 points so far this year (79.4 per contest) and they average 38.6 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.8 times per contest (336th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. The Tar Heels are responsible for committing 17.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.2% from the free throw line.

The North Carolina defense allows 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (73 of 209) and their opponents are making 69.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.7 dimes and 37.0 boards every game, which is ranked 262nd and 297th in Division 1. The Tar Heels on defense are ranked 328th in the country in points per game surrendered with 75.9. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (210th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina

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