Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-3) will play the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (1-6) at McCamish Pavilion on Saturday.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs played Vanderbilt and took a loss by a score of 78-59 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 26 and Vanderbilt finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land. Vanderbilt finished the game at 70.6% from the free throw line by burying 24 of 34 attempts. Moreover, Vanderbilt totaled 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt earned 16 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Alabama A&M allowed 43.4% from the floor on 23 of 53 shooting. They also distributed 8 dimes for the contest while forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 19 of 20 attempts for a rate of 95.0%. Alabama A&M wrapped up the game having earned a 28.6% field goal percentage (18 of 63) and converted 4 of their 21 shots from distance.

Omari Peek is one player who played a role in the game. He totaled 13 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played 25 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 41.7% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Alabama A&M will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 1-6 for the season. They are giving up possession 15.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Alabama A&M is grabbing 36.3 boards per game and has 70 dimes this year, which ranks 357th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 25.2% on shots from beyond the arc (28 of 111) and 72.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 68.0 pts per game (312th in the nation) on 37.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They rank 279th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 125 conceded this year. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.0% (193 of 402) and they surrender 38.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 38.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 361st in college basketball in points per game allowed (86.0).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a defeat with a final score of 76-62 when they played Georgia. In reference to rebounds, Georgia Tech permitted Georgia to snag 45 in all (9 offensive). They finished 30.3% from distance by shooting 10 out of 33 and finished the contest at 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Georgia to convert 26 out of 65 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.0% in the game. In all, the Yellow Jackets finished shooting 24 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgia Tech converted 8 of 27 attempts (29.6%). They were able to make 6 of those for a rate of 46.2%. Georgia earned 14 fouls for this contest which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Yellow Jackets corralled 25 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this matchup.

Miles Kelly ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets for the contest. He racked up 12 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 4 assists for the contest. He converted 4 out of 15 for the game for a rate of 26.7%, and added 7 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a record of 4-3 on the campaign. As an offense, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 39.6% from the floor, which ranks 338th in the country. Georgia Tech has totaled 498 pts on the season (71.1 per contest) and they snag 39.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.9 times per contest (218th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. The Yellow Jackets have committed 17.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 65.5% from the free throw line.

The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 235th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 73.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (134th in the country). The Georgia Tech defense gives up 28.5% on 3-pointers (49 of 172) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.0 assists and 38.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 82nd and 312th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama A&M

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