Louisville Cardinals vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACCNX

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-17) will play the Louisville Cardinals (4-24) at McCamish Pavilion on Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against Duke and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-62 in their last game. Louisville ended with a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 out of 52) and knocked down 7 out of their 17 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals knocked down 9 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to defense, Louisville let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 29 out of 59 shooting. Duke distributed 19 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, Duke collected 31 boards (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Duke shot 66.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of 18 shots. They made 9 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Cardinals finished with 15 and Duke recorded 11 fouls.

El Ellis is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists.

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Louisville enters this game with a mark of 4-24 this season. They are turning it over 15.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Louisville is snagging 32.2 boards per contest and has totaled 264 dimes so far this season, which ranks 359th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are shooting 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (186 of 548) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 64.4 points per outing (337th in D-1) while connecting on 42.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cardinals are forcing 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 fouls. They concede 35.2% on three-point shots and they are 326th in college hoops in opponents points per game (75.6). The Cardinals defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (768 of 1,630) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 321st in college basketball in allowing assists with 417 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-68 against Pittsburgh. The Yellow Jackets corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for the contest. They coughed it up 3 times, but wrapped up the game with no steals. Pittsburgh committed 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Georgia Tech made 9 of their 28 attempts (32.1%). Overall, the Yellow Jackets went 26 for 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Pittsburgh to knock down 24 out of 51 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.1% in this game. They went 37.5% from 3-point land by hitting 9 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 20 at the free throw line (95.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted Pittsburgh to get 30 overall (4 offensive).

Miles Kelly ended up being important for the Yellow Jackets in the game. He converted 8 of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 24 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for this game.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 11-17 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 41.9% from the floor, which ranks 312th in college basketball. Georgia Tech has scored 1,907 pts on the campaign (68.1 per contest) and they grab 35.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per game (155th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets have committed 16.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.6% from the free throw line.

The Yellow Jackets defensively are ranked 206th in the nation in points allowed per game with 70.6. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (181st in college hoops). The Georgia Tech defense allows 30.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (179 of 589) and their opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.5 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 314th and 319th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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