Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 3/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC

TV: ACCN

The Florida State Seminoles (9-22) will compete against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (14-17) at Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced Boston College and took home the win by a score of 73-65 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up finishing with 10 and Boston College had 16 fouls. They also converted 6 of 22 attempts from distance. Boston College finished shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by converting 9 of their 11 attempts. Additionally, Boston College totaled 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Boston College earned 14 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. When discussing the defense, Georgia Tech let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the floor on 25 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets buried 10 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Georgia Tech finished having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 of 62) and buried 11 of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Miles Kelly is a guy who came through for this game. He recorded 21 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played 33 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists.

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Georgia Tech will enter this game with a record of 14-17 so far this season. They turn the ball over 10.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Georgia Tech is pulling in 35.3 boards per game and has earned 435 dimes this season, which ranks 122nd in college basketball in terms of passing. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 33.7% from downtown (243 of 721) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.6 pts per game (230th in D-1) while hitting 42.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are 302nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 449 conceded for the season. The Yellow Jackets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (801 of 1,830) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 29.9% on 3-pointers and they are 191st in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles took a loss by a score of 82-60 against Virginia Tech. The Seminoles collected 15 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 20 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. Virginia Tech committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 2 tries. They were able to make 0 of those for a percentage of 0.0%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Florida State knocked down 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Seminoles shot 26 for 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1%. The Seminoles allowed Virginia Tech to knock down 29 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.8% for the game. They shot 47.1% from 3-point land by hitting 16 out of 34 and ended up shooting 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). In regard to rebounding, Florida State permitted Virginia Tech to get 27 in all (7 offensive).

Caleb Mills was important for the Seminoles for this contest. He earned 14 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist. He buried 6 out of 10 for the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Florida State has a mark of 9-22 this year. As an offense, the Seminoles are hitting on 43.7% from the floor, which is ranked 239th in the nation. Florida State has totaled 2,159 points for the season (69.6 per contest) and they collect 31.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per game (156th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Seminoles are committing 16.2 fouls every game and they go 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Florida State defense allows 37.9% on shots from distance (283 of 746) and their opponents are making 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.9 assists and 35.5 boards per contest, ranking them 330th and 276th in D-1. The Seminoles on defense are ranked 339th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 76.7. They have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (297th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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