Cincinnati Bearcats vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-2) will go up against the Cincinnati Bearcats (4-0) at McCamish Pavilion on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced Northern Kentucky and took home the win by a score of 76-60 in their last game. Cincinnati finished the contest with a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 58) and made 11 out of their 22 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Bearcats buried 3 of their 6 shots for a rate of 50.0%. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning the defense, Cincinnati allowed 42.6% from the floor on 26 out of 61 shooting. Northern Kentucky earned 9 assists and had 6 steals for this game. On top of that, Northern Kentucky pulled down 30 rebounds (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Northern Kentucky ended up shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of 8 shots. They also knocked down 4 out of their 14 tries from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Bearcats ended up with 10 and Northern Kentucky totaled 10 fouls.

Simas Lukosius is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Cincinnati steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 4-0 for the season. They cough up possession 8.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 10.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Cincinnati is collecting 37.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 82 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 61st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Bearcats are hitting 44.9% on 3-pointers (40 of 89) and 62.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 88.5 pts per contest (30th in college hoops) while shooting 56.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bearcats are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 13.8 personal fouls. They give up 26.2% on shots from distance and they are ranked 11th in college hoops in points per game allowed (54.8). The Bearcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 35.5% (87 of 245) and they concede 30.8 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 42nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 38 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-69 when they played Georgia. In regard to rebounding, Georgia Tech allowed Georgia to grab 39 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 16.7% from distance by shooting 3 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 31 at the free throw line (71.0%). The Yellow Jackets allowed Georgia to convert 26 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.4% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets finished the game shooting 23 out of 63 from the field which had them at 36.5%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Georgia Tech knocked down 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a clip of 77.3%. Georgia earned 24 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Yellow Jackets earned 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 31 for the game.

Lance Terry ended up having an impact for the Yellow Jackets in this contest. He converted 7 of 11 in this contest for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes for this contest.

Georgia Tech has a record of 2-2 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 262nd in the nation. Georgia Tech has scored 328 pts on the year (82.0 per game) and they collect 42.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.8 times per game (82nd in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Yellow Jackets commit 20.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Yellow Jackets defensively are ranked 285th in the country in points given up per game with 76.5. They are able to force 10.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (189th in college hoops). The Georgia Tech defense concedes 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (24 of 78) and opponents are connecting on 66.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.0 assists and 36.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 102nd and 268th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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