Duke Blue Devils vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

McCamish Pavilion is the site where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2) will play the Duke Blue Devils (5-2) on Saturday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced off with Arkansas and took a loss by a score of 80-75 in their last contest. Duke ended with a 35.8% field goal percentage (24 out of 67) and buried 6 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Blue Devils buried 21 of their 31 tries for a percentage of 67.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 10 dimes for the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Duke allowed 49.1% from the field on 26 of 53 shooting. Arkansas recorded 17 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Arkansas snagged 37 boards (5 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arkansas finished 63.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 30 attempts. They buried 9 of 22 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Blue Devils walked away with 24 and Arkansas finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Kyle Filipowski is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up scoring 26 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and pulled down 10 boards. He finished 45.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Duke will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 5-2 this season. They cough up possession 9.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Duke is snagging 37.4 rebounds per game and has earned 116 dimes for the season, which is 56th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Devils are connecting on 34.2% on three-point attempts (54 of 158) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.7 points per game (50th in Division 1) while going 48.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Blue Devils are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are giving up 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 100th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (66.4). The Blue Devils defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (169 of 407) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per game as a unit. They are 252nd in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 96 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets walked away with a victory by a final of 67-59 when they faced Mississippi State. Concerning cleaning the glass, Georgia Tech allowed Mississippi State to snag 39 overall (13 offensive). They finished 23.3% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 30 and ended up going 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Mississippi State to knock down 20 of 65 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 30.8% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Yellow Jackets ended up shooting 21 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgia Tech knocked down 8 out of their 27 attempts (29.6%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Mississippi State was called for 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for 23 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Yellow Jackets corralled 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the matchup.

Miles Kelly ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets for the matchup. He made 5 out of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 31.3%, and accumulated 12 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 3-2 for the campaign. The Yellow Jackets commit 18.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per game (300th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. Georgia Tech has 364 points on the campaign (72.8 per game) and they collect 40.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Yellow Jackets are hitting on 39.4% from the field, which is ranked 336th in D-1.

The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 237th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 73.8. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (151st in college hoops). The Georgia Tech defense allows 28.5% on shots from beyond the arc (35 of 123) and their opposition makes 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.2 dimes and 37.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 55th and 288th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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