Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACCNX

McCamish Pavilion is where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-15) will attempt to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-13) on Wednesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stepped onto the hardwood against Wake Forest and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-64 in their last game. Notre Dame wrapped up the contest with a 38.0% FG percentage (27 out of 71) and converted 4 out of their 21 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish buried 6 of 10 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Notre Dame allowed the other team to go 52.7% from the field on 29 out of 55 shooting. Wake Forest earned 14 dimes and had 1 steal in this contest. Moreover, Wake Forest collected 39 rebounds (3 offensive, 36 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wake Forest finished the game at 81.8% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of their 11 tries. They also buried 14 of 30 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up finishing with 12 and Wake Forest racked up 15 personal fouls.

Nate Laszewski is one player who was a major factor for the game. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He finished the game at 46.7% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Notre Dame steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 10-13 on the season. They are averaging 70.4 points per outing (210th in college basketball) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Fighting Irish are hitting 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 566) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Notre Dame is snagging 31.0 boards per game and is sitting with 283 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 287th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 8.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 13.4 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing 9.2 turnovers per game and they draw 14.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.9% on 3-point shots and they are 252nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (72.0). The Fighting Irish defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.8% (625 of 1,336) and they surrender 34.8 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 224th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 315 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss by a score of 72-64 when they faced North Carolina State. In reference to team rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted North Carolina State to collect 34 in all (11 offensive). They shot 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). The Yellow Jackets allowed North Carolina State to convert 26 out of their 62 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 41.9% for this game. Overall, the Yellow Jackets went 26 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 44.1%. Regarding three-point shots, Georgia Tech converted 8 of their 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 4 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. North Carolina State committed 10 fouls in the game which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They also coughed it up 16 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Yellow Jackets were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest.

Miles Kelly was important for the Yellow Jackets in this game. He earned 17 points in his 36 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He made 7 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 8-15 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Yellow Jackets are hitting on 41.2% from the field, which is 328th in the nation. Georgia Tech has 1,543 points for the year (67.1 per contest) and they grab 35.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per game (189th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per contest while shooting 68.6% from the free throw line.

The Yellow Jackets defensively are ranked 228th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.2. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (231st in college basketball). The Georgia Tech defense gives up 30.9% from downtown (146 of 473) and opponents are connecting on 68.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.7 assists and 37.4 boards per game, which ranks them 321st and 330th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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