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

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Friday, December 2, 2022

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Northeastern Huskies (1-5) are headed to McCamish Pavilion on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-3).

The Northeastern Huskies faced off with Princeton and went home with a loss by a final score of 56-54 in their last contest. Northeastern ended the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (24 of 61) and converted 2 out of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Huskies made 4 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 6 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Northeastern allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 19 of 57 shooting. Princeton distributed 6 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Princeton collected 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Princeton went 77.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 18 shots. They also buried 4 of 14 shots from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 14 and Princeton racked up 10 fouls.

Jahmyl Telfort is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He went 57.1% from the field and dished out 3 dimes. He was on the court for 37 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. He finished with 18 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Northeastern enters this game with a record of 1-5 on the season. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Northeastern is snagging 36.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 68 dimes this year, which has them ranked 342nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are hitting 29.6% on shots from 3-point land (45 of 152) and 58.1% from the charity stripe. They average 61.3 points per game (346th in the country) while shooting 38.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies are forcing 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 12.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 63rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 72 relinquished for the season. The Huskies defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.7% (164 of 359) and they concede 36.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 35.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 253rd in the country in points per game from their opponents (71.7).

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss by a final score of 81-65 against Iowa. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Georgia Tech permitted Iowa to snag 44 in all (19 on the offensive glass). They finished 34.6% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 26 and ended up shooting 18 out of 31 from the free throw line (58.1%). The Yellow Jackets allowed Iowa to convert 27 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Yellow Jackets went 25 out of 64 from the floor which had them at 39.1%. When talking about shots from downtown, Georgia Tech buried 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. Iowa earned 11 personal fouls for this contest which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Yellow Jackets snagged 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest.

Miles Kelly ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets for this game. He made 8 of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 4 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Georgia Tech has a record of 4-3 on the year. As an offensive team, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 41.6% from the floor, which ranks them 296th in college basketball. Georgia Tech has accumulated 489 pts for the campaign (69.9 per game) and they snag 38.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.3 times per game (259th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.1 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.2% from the free throw line.

The Georgia Tech defense allows 26.6% on 3-pointers (38 of 143) and their opponents are making 60.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.3 dimes and 39.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks 242nd and 350th in the country. The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 123rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (87th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northeastern

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