Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

Madison Square Garden is the location where the Penn State Nittany Lions (5-5) will compete against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-3) on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played Alabama A&M and walked away with a win by a score of 70-49 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Yellow Jackets walked away with 14 and Alabama A&M finished the game with 20 fouls. They also knocked down 2 of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. Alabama A&M finished the game shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 20 attempts. Additionally, Alabama A&M grabbed 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama A&M doled out 4 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Georgia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 27.6% from the floor on 16 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes in the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 51 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets buried 14 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. Georgia Tech wrapped up the contest with a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and made 8 out of their 28 three-point shots.

Kowacie Reeves is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and totaled 10 boards. He accumulated 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Georgia Tech enters this one with a record of 5-3 this season. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Georgia Tech is pulling in 41.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 105 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 315th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Yellow Jackets are hitting 29.6% from downtown (59 of 199) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. They average 71.0 pts per game (268th in college basketball) on 39.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are able to force 10.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 81 surrendered so far this year. The Yellow Jackets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.9% (198 of 496) and they concede 37.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 26.6% from 3-point land while they are 169th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.3).

The last time they took the court, the Penn State Nittany Lions went home victorious with a score of 83-80 when they played Ohio State. In reference to team rebounding, Penn State permitted Ohio State to collect 41 in all (13 offensive). They went 42.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 of 26 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Nittany Lions allowed Ohio State to knock down 27 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.0% in this game. Overall, the Nittany Lions shot 31 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Penn State made 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 57.9%. Ohio State had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Nittany Lions to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Nittany Lions collected 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game.

Kanye Clary ended up being a major contributor for the Nittany Lions for the matchup. He buried 7 of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game.

Penn State has a win-loss mark of 5-5 on the year. As an offense, the Nittany Lions are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which is 221st in the nation. Penn State has earned 764 pts on the campaign (76.4 per contest) and they average 32.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.8 times per game (329th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. The Nittany Lions are committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Nittany Lions on the defensive side of the court are 198th in the nation in points given up per game with 71.4. They are able to force 16.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (225th in college hoops). The Penn State defense allows 31.3% from downtown (61 of 195) and opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.0 dimes and 38.6 rebounds per contest, which is 136th and 315th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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