Central Arkansas Bears vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

McCamish Pavilion is where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-3) will attempt to beat the Central Arkansas Bears (2-4) on Saturday.

The Central Arkansas Bears played UNC Asheville and notched a win by a score of 92-83 in their last game. Central Arkansas finished the contest having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (32 out of 66) and made 7 of 27 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bears converted 21 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 20 assists for this game in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and having 14 steals. When talking about defense, Central Arkansas let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the floor on 30 of 71 shooting. UNC Asheville doled out 17 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, UNC Asheville pulled down 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. UNC Asheville shot 61.5% when shooting free throws by making 8 of their 13 shots. They made 15 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Bears finished with 16 and UNC Asheville recorded 23 personal fouls.

Elias Cato is one player who played a role for the matchup. He notched 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played for 41 mins and snagged 9 rebounds. He went 61.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Central Arkansas will play this contest with a mark of 2-4 for the season. They have an average of 74.5 points per outing (217th in the country) while connecting on 41.0% from the field. The Bears are hitting 26.4% on three-point attempts (52 of 197) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Central Arkansas is snagging 40.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 91 dimes on the season, which is 223rd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.8 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 fouls. They currently rank 235th in the nation in allowing assists with 95 relinquished for the season. The Bears defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.4% (158 of 391) and they concede 41.2 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 33.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 287th in college basketball in PPG allowed (76.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took home the win by a final score of 91-67 against Charleston Southern. The Yellow Jackets corralled 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. Charleston Southern was called for 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. With regard to 3-pointers, Georgia Tech buried 3 out of their 11 attempts (27.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Yellow Jackets finished 38 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.8%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Charleston Southern to convert 17 out of 56 tries from the floor which left them shooting 30.4% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 24 and finished the contest at 25 out of 35 from the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Georgia Tech permitted Charleston Southern to get 33 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Baye Ndongo ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets for the matchup. He made 8 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 19 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 3-3 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is ranked 233rd in college basketball. Georgia Tech has 477 pts on the season (79.5 per contest) and they average 40.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.5 times per contest (98th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. The Yellow Jackets are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 67.2% from the charity stripe.

The Yellow Jackets on the defensive side of the court are 275th in college basketball in points given up per game with 75.7. They have forced 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (167th in the nation). The Georgia Tech defense allows 33.1% on three-point shots (41 of 124) and opponents are making 67.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.2 dimes and 36.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 131st and 259th 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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