Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (15-18 last year) are welcoming the Georgia Southern Eagles (17-16 last season) at McCamish Pavilion on Monday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles played Louisiana and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-49 in their last game. Georgia Southern ended the contest with a 32.7% field goal percentage (18 of 55) and converted 1 of 15 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 12 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 25 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 4 dimes for the game while creating 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With regard to defending, Georgia Southern let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 26 out of 52 shooting. Louisiana distributed 10 assists and had 10 steals in this game. In addition, Louisiana collected 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Louisiana shot 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 15 shots. They made 5 of 15 attempts from long range. Concerning fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 17 while Louisiana totaled 18 fouls.

Andrei Savrasov is a guy who played a role for the contest. He recorded 15 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and also totaled 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Georgia Southern will take the court after finishing with a mark of 17-16 last year. They lost possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a basketball team committed 16.7 fouls every game. As a squad, Georgia Southern pulled down 35.3 boards per game and accounted for 343 dimes last year, which was 336th in the country in terms of passing. The Eagles hit on 31.4% on shots from downtown (207 of 659) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. They averaged 68.4 points per contest (267th in Division 1) while going 43.6% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Eagles were able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 15.9 fouls. They surrendered 32.4% from beyond the arc and they were 75th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.7). The Eagles defense allowed a shooting percentage of 42.4% (779 of 1,838) and they surrendered 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 91st in college basketball in giving up assists with 379 relinquished last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss by a score of 89-81 against Pittsburgh. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Georgia Tech permitted Pittsburgh to pull down 33 in total (5 offensive). They shot 43.8% from downtown by going 7 out of 16 and finished the game at 20 out of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Pittsburgh to make 31 of their 55 tries from the floor which left them shooting 56.4% in this contest. When the game finished, the Yellow Jackets finished 30 for 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Georgia Tech knocked down 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Pittsburgh had 18 fouls for the game which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Yellow Jackets earned 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the matchup.

Javon Franklin pitched in for the Yellow Jackets for this contest. He made 8 of 11 for this contest for a rate of 72.7%, and added 15 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 40 minutes on the court and earned 4 dimes for this game.

Georgia Tech had a record of 15-18 last season. As an offensive team, the Yellow Jackets hit 42.3% from the field, which was ranked 299th in the nation. Georgia Tech scored 2,301 points last season (69.7 per contest) and they pulled down 35.0 rebounds per game. They got an assist 14.0 times per contest (107th in the nation) and they coughed up possession 10.6 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets committed 15.9 personal fouls every game and they went 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Yellow Jackets were ranked 201st in the nation in PPG given up with 70.8. They were able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (206th in the nation). The Georgia Tech defense allowed 30.1% from downtown (206 of 684) and opponents connected on 71.2% of their free throw shots. They surrendered 14.6 dimes and 36.7 boards per game, which ranked them 319th and 317th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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