Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-4) are on their way to Donald L. Tucker Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Florida State Seminoles (6-6).

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced off with Nevada and took a loss by a score of 72-64 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets finished with 16 and Nevada accumulated 18 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 22 shots from distance. Nevada finished shooting 65.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Nevada snagged 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nevada recorded 9 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Georgia Tech let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets made 14 of their 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Georgia Tech wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.6% FG percentage (22 of 57) and made 6 of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Baye Ndongo is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He played 27 mins and collected 8 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Georgia Tech comes into this matchup with a mark of 8-4 this season. They currently have an average of 71.7 points per contest (262nd in the nation) while going 41.5% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are shooting 28.5% from downtown (80 of 281) and 67.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Tech is collecting 42.1 boards per contest and has tallied 157 assists for the year, which has them ranked 282nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game and as a team they commit 16.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They surrender 28.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 183rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.1). The Yellow Jackets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.2% (301 of 748) and they relinquish 35.6 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 30th in college hoops in giving up assists with 128 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Florida State Seminoles took a loss by a final score of 78-75 when they played Lipscomb. The Seminoles snagged 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this game. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. Lipscomb had 19 fouls for this contest which took the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Florida State made 4 out of their 18 tries (22.2%). When the game finished, the Seminoles walked away from this one shooting 25 for 62 from the floor which had them shooting 40.3%. The Seminoles permitted Lipscomb to convert 28 out of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5% for the contest. They went 47.8% from downtown by going 11 of 23 and finished the game at 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). In the matter of rebounds, Florida State allowed Lipscomb to collect 32 in total (10 offensive).

Jamir Watkins was important for the Seminoles in this contest. He recorded 19 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup. He made 3 of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 37.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Florida State has a record of 6-6 this year. As an offense, the Seminoles are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is 271st in the country. Florida State has totaled 914 points so far this season (76.2 per game) and they collect 36.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per game (208th in the country) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. The Seminoles commit 20.2 personal fouls per game and they go 67.7% from the charity stripe.

The Seminoles on the defensive side of the court are 257th in college basketball in PPG given up with 73.8. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (181st in college basketball). The Florida State defense gives up 33.5% from downtown (90 of 269) and their opponents are connecting on 67.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.3 dimes and 37.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 158th and 299th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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