Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-7) will try to defeat the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (4-8) at McCamish Pavilion on Saturday.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs played Samford and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-90 in their last game. Alabama A&M wrapped up the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and buried 13 out of their 27 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 19 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 63.3%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 18 dimes for this game while creating 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In relation to defense, Alabama A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 58.2% from the field on 32 out of 55 shooting. Samford earned 17 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Furthermore, Samford collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Samford walked away from this one shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe by making 19 of their 27 attempts. They also buried 14 of 27 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 24 and Samford had 22 personal fouls.

Anthony Bryant is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 28 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He ended up scoring 22 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Alabama A&M will play this game with a record of 4-8 on the campaign. They have an average of 78.1 points per outing (125th in the country) while hitting 42.5% from the floor. The Bulldogs are connecting on 34.5% on shots from downtown (101 of 293) and 63.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Alabama A&M is collecting 37.8 boards per game and has earned 182 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 160th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 22.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 288th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 185 relinquished on the year. The Bulldogs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (313 of 693) and they surrender 39.4 boards per game as a squad. They give up 40.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 350th in college in points per game allowed (81.5).

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a defeat with a final score of 82-56 against Duke. The Yellow Jackets collected 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Duke earned 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of them for a clip of 80.0%. When discussing 3-point shots, Georgia Tech made 6 of their 17 attempts (35.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets shot 21 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 36.2%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Duke to knock down 31 of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.4% in this matchup. They finished shooting 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 out of 25 and finished the game at 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing team rebounding, Georgia Tech allowed Duke to pull down 34 overall (8 offensive).

Baye Ndongo ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets for this contest. He recorded 14 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for the contest giving him a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 5-7 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 42.6% from the field, which has them ranked 289th in college. Georgia Tech has 897 pts this season (74.8 per game) and they collect 38.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.9 times per game (126th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets have committed 18.7 fouls per contest and they go 69.0% from the charity stripe.

The Yellow Jackets are ranked 280th in college in PPG surrendered with 75.1. They are able to force 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (163rd in college). The Georgia Tech defense gives up 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (99 of 280) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.2 dimes and 35.9 boards per game, which is ranked 196th and 257th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama A&M

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