Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/31/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: Youtube TV

The Virginia Cavaliers (8-2) are headed to McCamish Pavilion on Saturday where they will take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5).

The Virginia Cavaliers faced Miami and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-64 in their last contest. Virginia ended the game with a 36.7% FG percentage (22 of 60) and converted 6 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers knocked down 14 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 assists for the contest while creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to the defense, Virginia allowed 39.6% from the floor on 21 out of 53 shooting. Miami earned 11 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Moreover, Miami totaled 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Miami finished the contest at 77.3% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 22 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of 22 shots from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 17 and Miami finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Ben Vander Plas is one player who was a factor for this game. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up going 53.8% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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Virginia heads into this contest with a mark of 8-2 so far this year. They are averaging 70.2 points per outing (227th in Division 1) while hitting 45.4% from the floor. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.5% on three-point attempts (69 of 189) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Virginia is snagging 32.8 boards per game and has accounted for 154 dimes for the year, which ranks 272nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They currently rank 7th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 101 surrendered so far this season. Cavaliers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (217 of 538) and they relinquish 31.7 boards per game as a unit. They give up 34.5% on 3-pointers while they are 18th in college basketball in PPG allowed (59.8).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 79-66 against Clemson. When discussing cleaning the glass, Georgia Tech permitted Clemson to collect 38 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 27.8% from three-point range by hitting 5 of 18 and ended up shooting 12 of 13 from the charity stripe (92.3%). The Yellow Jackets allowed Clemson to make 31 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Georgia Tech made 5 of 23 attempts (21.7%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 61.1%. Clemson committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Yellow Jackets corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 for this game.

Miles Kelly ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets in the game. He converted 5 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and earned 5 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 7-5 for the season. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (230th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.1 times per game. Georgia Tech has earned 870 points for the year (72.5 per contest) and they average 36.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which ranks 238th in D-1.

The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 26.3% on 3-point shots (61 of 232) and opponents are connecting on 64.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.9 assists and 38.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 274th and 341st in college basketball. The Yellow Jackets on the defensive end are ranked 172nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (123rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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