Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACCNX

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-13) are hitting the road to KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Louisville Cardinals (2-19).

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played Duke and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-43 in their last contest. Georgia Tech finished the contest with a 30.9% field goal percentage (17 out of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 4 of 6 shots for a rate of 66.7%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 20 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defending, Georgia Tech allowed 55.7% from the floor on 34 of 61 shooting. Duke earned 24 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. On top of that, Duke collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Duke shot 60.0% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 15 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of their 23 tries from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 17 while Duke totaled 11 fouls.

Tristan Maxwell is one guy who had an impact in the matchup. He finished shooting 44.4% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played 21 mins played and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up with 10 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Georgia Tech will play this game with a win-loss record of 8-13 on the campaign. They are averaging 67.7 pts per contest (286th in the nation) while going 41.6% from the floor. The Yellow Jackets are hitting 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (143 of 459) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgia Tech is grabbing 35.6 rebounds per contest and has 285 assists this season, which has them ranked 208th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Yellow Jackets are able to force 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 15.1 fouls. They are surrendering 30.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 235th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (71.3). The Yellow Jackets defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (554 of 1,256) and they surrender 37.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 291st in the country in allowing assists with 315 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Louisville Cardinals went home defeated by a final of 76-62 against Notre Dame. The Cardinals were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. Notre Dame was called for 13 fouls in this matchup which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 7 tries. They were able to bury 4 of those for a percentage of 57.1%. Regarding 3-pointers, Louisville made 8 of their 23 tries (34.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Cardinals permitted Notre Dame to bury 29 of their 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.3% for this contest. They went 35.7% from distance by going 10 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Louisville permitted Notre Dame to pull down 28 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Michael James ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinals for the matchup. He buried 6 of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the game.

Louisville has a win-loss record of 2-19 so far this year. As an offense, the Cardinals are hitting on 41.2% from the floor, which is 327th in the nation. Louisville has tallied 1,312 points for the year (62.5 per game) and they snag 32.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 9.0 times per game (362nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 16.4 times per contest. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per contest and they go 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Louisville defense concedes 35.1% on 3-point attempts (168 of 479) and their opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.2 assists and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which is 296th and 177th in the nation. The Cardinals on the defensive end are ranked 320th in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.2. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (350th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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