Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-16) are headed to Watsco Center on Saturday where they will meet the Miami Hurricanes (15-12).

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced off with Clemson and took a loss by a final of 81-57 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Yellow Jackets finished with 8 and Clemson totaled 16 fouls. They also knocked down 14 out of their 29 tries from beyond the perimeter. Clemson finished the contest at 71.4% from the charity stripe by burying 5 of 7 attempts. On top of that, Clemson totaled 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Clemson earned 21 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Georgia Tech allowed the other team to shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists as well as creating 4 turnovers, but didn't notch a steal. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected 34 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 19 of 21 shots for a percentage of 90.5%. Georgia Tech walked away from the contest having earned a 30.2% field goal percentage (16 out of 53) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 three-point shots.

Kyle Sturdivant is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He recorded 14 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 22 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Georgia Tech heads into this contest with a mark of 11-16 on the year. They are averaging 70.4 points per contest (269th in college hoops) while going 41.4% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (209 of 651) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia Tech is collecting 38.2 boards per game and has racked up 345 assists for the season, which is 190th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.2 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Yellow Jackets have forced 9.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They are 248th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 358 surrendered so far this year. The Yellow Jackets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (708 of 1,672) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 31.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 278th in college hoops in opponents points per game (75.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes took a loss by a score of 84-55 when they faced Duke. In regard to rebounding, Miami allowed Duke to pull down 41 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished 44.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 out of 29 and finished the contest at 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Hurricanes permitted Duke to bury 28 out of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 51.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hurricanes ended up going 19 for 61 from the floor which had them shooting 31.1%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Miami converted 6 of 25 attempts (24.0%). They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 78.6%. Duke was called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Hurricanes to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Hurricanes were able to collect 13 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 28 for the matchup.

Bensley Joseph ended up having an impact for the Hurricanes for the game. He totaled 15 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for this game. He converted 5 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 35.7%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Miami has a mark of 15-12 on the season. The Hurricanes are responsible for committing 13.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (106th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. Miami has earned 2,080 points on the season (77.0 per game) and they collect 36.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Hurricanes are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which ranks them 84th in college basketball.

The Miami defense gives up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (249 of 767) and their opposition knocks down 71.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 15.5 assists and 34.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 340th and 179th in those categories on the defensive end. The Hurricanes on defense are ranked 218th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 73.0. They are forcing 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (162nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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