Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN

KFC Yum! Center is the location where the Louisville Cardinals (7-16) will attempt to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-13) on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced off with Wake Forest and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-51 in their last contest. Georgia Tech finished the contest with a 28.3% FG percentage (17 out of 60) and knocked down 3 out of their 24 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 14 of their 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to defense, Georgia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 29 of 63 shooting. Wake Forest earned 17 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Additionally, Wake Forest pulled down 34 rebounds (4 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wake Forest finished 100.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 17 shots. They also knocked down 5 out of their 21 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets walked away with 16 while Wake Forest finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Baye Ndongo is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He left the arena with 14 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Georgia Tech enters this contest with a mark of 10-13 this season. They are averaging 72.0 pts per game (238th in Division 1) while going 42.0% from the floor. The Yellow Jackets are shooting 32.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (182 of 565) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgia Tech is pulling down 38.3 rebounds per game and has earned 301 dimes so far this year, which ranks 187th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.2 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Yellow Jackets are able to force 9.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 225th in college basketball in giving up assists with 304 surrendered this year. The Yellow Jackets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (615 of 1,440) and they relinquish 36.7 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 32.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 293rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.2).

When they last played, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a score of 94-92 against Syracuse. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Louisville permitted Syracuse to grab 20 in all (2 on the offensive side). They finished 45.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 22 and ended up going 22 of 33 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Cardinals allowed Syracuse to convert 31 of their 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 60.8% for this contest. Overall, the Cardinals shot 35 out of 65 from the floor which had them shooting 53.8%. Regarding three-point attempts, Louisville converted 11 of 25 attempts (44.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Syracuse had 13 fouls for this contest which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Cardinals were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this game.

Skyy Clark ended up being a factor for the Cardinals in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 14 for the matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He accumulated 23 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes for the contest.

Louisville has a win-loss mark of 7-16 so far this year. As an offense, the Cardinals are hitting on 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 235th in the nation. Louisville has accumulated 1,694 points so far this year (73.7 per contest) and they pull down 35.4 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 11.0 times per game (330th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per game and they go 74.5% from the charity stripe.

The Louisville defense gives up 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (184 of 531) and their opponents are making 73.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 15.2 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which is 336th and 154th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinals are ranked 335th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 78.7. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (344th 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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