Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-2) are traveling to Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday where they will play the Georgia Bulldogs (5-3).

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played Duke and took home the win by a score of 72-68 in their last contest. Georgia Tech wrapped up the contest with a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and buried 7 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets made 11 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 31 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 19 assists for this contest while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 1 steal. In terms of defending, Georgia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the floor on 26 of 62 shooting. Duke recorded 11 assists and had 8 steals for this game. Moreover, Duke snagged 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Duke ended up shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 20 tries. They also made 4 of 16 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 12 while Duke totaled 15 fouls.

Baye Ndongo is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 21 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 81.8% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Georgia Tech heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-2 on the year. They average 72.7 pts per contest (229th in the country) while connecting on 41.1% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 29.9% on shots from downtown (43 of 144) and 67.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Tech is pulling in 39.0 boards per contest and has tallied 75 dimes for the campaign, which is 334th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They relinquish 28.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 220th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.8). The Yellow Jackets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (156 of 373) and they concede 37.0 boards per game as a squad. They rank 15th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 62 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs got the win with a final of 80-69 against Mercer. When talking about team rebounding, Georgia permitted Mercer to grab 23 overall (5 on the offensive side). They went 43.5% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 23 and finished the contest at 5 out of 10 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Bulldogs permitted Mercer to knock down 27 of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs shot 21 out of 40 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.5%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Georgia knocked down 8 of 15 tries (53.3%). They were able to convert 30 of them for a rate of 71.4%. Mercer committed 28 fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 42 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs pulled down 30 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 34 in this contest.

RJ Melendez was important for the Bulldogs for this contest. He converted 5 out of 8 for this contest for a rate of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 5-3 so far this year. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 40.4% from the floor, which ranks 325th in the nation. Georgia has scored 573 points on the year (71.6 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 10.9 times per game (313th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 18.3 fouls every game and they go 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia defense surrenders 31.5% on three-point shots (57 of 181) and opponents are making 72.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.8 assists and 40.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 208th and 338th in those defensive categories. The Bulldogs are ranked 178th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the field (87th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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