Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN2

The Virginia Cavaliers (15-9) will play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-13) at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played Miami and took a loss by a score of 79-70 in their last contest. Georgia Tech walked away from the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 55) and made 7 of their 24 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 11 of 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists in this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to defending, Georgia Tech allowed the other team to go 45.0% from the field on 27 of 60 shooting. Miami doled out 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In addition, Miami pulled down 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Miami shot 76.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 26 attempts. They made 5 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Yellow Jackets finished with 27 while Miami recorded 15 fouls.

Michael Devoe is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He racked up 20 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and grabbed 7 boards. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Georgia Tech heads into this matchup with a mark of 10-13 this year. They are averaging 69.8 pts per game (220th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.3% from the floor. The Yellow Jackets are shooting 36.5% on shots from downtown (172 of 471) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia Tech is collecting 34.6 boards per game and has tallied 313 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 150th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 14.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 212th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (69.9). The Yellow Jackets defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (578 of 1,330) and they surrender 34.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 314th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 342 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 69-68 when they played Duke. The Cavaliers snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. Duke committed 11 fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They were able to make 5 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 55.6%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Virginia converted 2 out of their 12 tries (16.7%). When the game finished, the Cavaliers went 31 for 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7%. The Cavaliers permitted Duke to make 22 out of their 52 attempts from the floor which had them at 42.3% in this matchup. They finished 35.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 17 and finished the game at 18 out of 22 from the charity stripe (81.8%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Virginia permitted Duke to snag 36 in total (11 offensive).

Kadin Shedrick ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers for the contest. He made 8 of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points in his 24 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Virginia has a mark of 15-9 for the campaign. The Cavaliers are committing 13.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (97th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per contest. Virginia has 1,523 points this season (63.5 per contest) and they collect 31.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are shooting 45.8% from the field, which is 90th in the nation.

The Virginia defense gives up 34.7% on 3-point shots (172 of 495) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.7 assists and 31.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 106th and 32nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 11th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 59.9. They are forcing 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (158th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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