North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACCN

McCamish Pavilion is where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-14) will meet the NC State Wolfpack (10-16) on Tuesday.

The NC State Wolfpack played Pittsburgh and ended up losing by a score of 71-69 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 18 and Pittsburgh had 15 personal fouls. They converted 4 of their 14 shots from three-point range. Pittsburgh went 92.0% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 25 attempts. On top of that, Pittsburgh grabbed 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Pittsburgh earned 12 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Regarding defense, North Carolina State allowed 40.0% from the field on 22 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected a total of 22 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wolfpack converted 14 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. North Carolina State ended the game having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 58) and knocked down 9 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Terquavion Smith is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He accounted for 34 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 47.6% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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North Carolina State will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-16 on the season. They are turning it over 10.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Carolina State is snagging 35.2 rebounds per game and has 304 assists so far this season, which ranks 217th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wolfpack are hitting 33.3% on 3-point shots (211 of 633) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. They average 73.4 points per game (121st in Division 1) while going 41.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wolfpack are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 327th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 374 relinquished for the year. The Wolfpack defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (710 of 1,520) and they relinquish 37.2 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 37.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 314th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.8).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss by a final score of 63-53 when they played Virginia. Regarding how they rebounded, Georgia Tech allowed Virginia to collect 28 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 22.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 4 of 18 and finished the contest at 21 out of 23 at the charity stripe (91.3%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Virginia to convert 19 of their 49 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.8% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Yellow Jackets ended up shooting 21 for 46 from the field which had them shooting 45.7%. Concerning shots from distance, Georgia Tech converted 4 of their 12 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 7 of those for a rate of 70.0%. Virginia had 11 fouls for the game which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Yellow Jackets were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 23 in this game.

Michael Devoe was important for the Yellow Jackets in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and added 3 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 37 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists in this matchup.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 10-14 for the season. The Yellow Jackets are committing 18.4 fouls every game and they go 69.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per game (150th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. Georgia Tech has accounted for 1,658 points on the season (69.1 per contest) and they average 34.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks them 163rd in the country.

The Georgia Tech defense gives up 30.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (158 of 522) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.9 assists and 34.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 320th and 183rd in college hoops. The Yellow Jackets are ranked 202nd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 69.6. They have forced 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (211th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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