Virginia Tech Hokies vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACCN

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-16) will go up against the Virginia Tech Hokies (15-10) at McCamish Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Virginia Tech Hokies stepped onto the hardwood against Notre Dame and took home the win by a score of 93-87 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Hokies finished with 13 while Notre Dame recorded 19 fouls. They made 13 out of their 30 shots from distance. Notre Dame ended up going 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 7 shots. Furthermore, Notre Dame grabbed 25 boards (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Notre Dame dished out 14 dimes and had 1 steal for the contest. With regard to defending, Virginia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 54.8% from the field on 34 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hokies made 20 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Virginia Tech finished having earned a 57.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 56) and made 9 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Grant Basile is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up with 33 points on 13 out of 19 shooting. He played for 27 minutes played and also totaled 7 boards. He finished shooting 68.4% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Virginia Tech heads into this one with a win-loss record of 15-10 on the season. They average 74.7 points per outing (118th in the country) on 47.5% from the field. The Hokies are connecting on 35.5% on three-point shots (201 of 566) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Virginia Tech is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per game and has earned 387 dimes on the season, which ranks 65th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Hokies are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They rank 142nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 313 surrendered on the year. The Hokies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.6% (639 of 1,467) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 33.8% on shots from distance while they are 161st in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.8).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 71-70 when they faced Wake Forest. The Yellow Jackets earned 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Wake Forest had 11 fouls for the contest which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Georgia Tech made 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). When all was said and done, the Yellow Jackets went 27 for 66 from the field which had them at 40.9%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Wake Forest to convert 23 out of their 52 tries from the field which had them sitting at 44.2% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 27.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 out of 22 and finished the contest at 19 out of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Georgia Tech allowed Wake Forest to get 28 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Deivon Smith pitched in for the Yellow Jackets for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists in this contest.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 9-16 this season. The Yellow Jackets are committing 16.4 fouls every game and they connect on 69.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per game (174th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. Georgia Tech has earned 1,683 pts for the campaign (67.3 per contest) and they average 35.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which ranks 328th in the country.

The Georgia Tech defense gives up 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (160 of 519) and opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.6 dimes and 37.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 309th and 315th in those categories. The Yellow Jackets are ranked 225th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (215th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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