Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (4-0) are welcoming the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-1) at Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced UMass Lowell and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-71 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Yellow Jackets finished with 22 and UMass Lowell recorded 19 fouls. They also converted 2 of their 15 shots from distance. UMass Lowell ended up shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 19 attempts. Additionally, UMass Lowell collected 40 boards (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UMass Lowell distributed 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Georgia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 41.8% from the floor on 28 out of 67 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 13 of their 23 tries for a rate of 56.5%. Georgia Tech wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.1% field goal percentage (26 of 70) and made 6 of their 30 three-point shots.

Dallan Coleman is a player who came through for the matchup. He finished with 24 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Georgia Tech will play this contest with a win-loss record of 2-1 for the year. They average 81.0 points per game (97th in the country) while connecting on 42.0% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are shooting 29.9% on 3-pointers (23 of 77) and 59.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Tech is collecting 41.3 boards per game and has earned 40 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 307th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They give up 24.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 245th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.7). The Yellow Jackets defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (81 of 184) and they relinquish 37.3 boards per game as a group. They rank 21st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 29 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats took home the win by a final score of 90-66 when they played Northern Kentucky. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Cincinnati permitted Northern Kentucky to snag 26 in total (9 on the offensive side). They shot 20.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 out of 20 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Bearcats allowed Northern Kentucky to make 26 out of 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.6% in the game. Overall, the Bearcats finished the game shooting 35 for 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Cincinnati made 10 of their 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. Northern Kentucky committed 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Bearcats to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They also turned it over 6 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Bearcats were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest.

Daniel Skillings pitched in for the Bearcats in the game. He converted 8 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this matchup.

Cincinnati has a win-loss mark of 4-0 so far this season. The Bearcats commit 12.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 63.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.5 times per contest (48th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per game. Cincinnati has accounted for 337 pts for the year (84.3 per contest) and they snag 43.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bearcats are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 110th in Division 1.

The Bearcats on defense are ranked 86th in the country in points allowed per contest with 64.5. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (179th in college basketball). The Cincinnati defense allows 24.4% on three-point shots (20 of 82) and their opponents are converting on 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.8 assists and 31.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 113th and 57th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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