Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN

The NC State Wolfpack (14-7) will play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-11) at PNC Arena on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played North Carolina and walked away with a win by a score of 74-73 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up finishing with 17 while North Carolina racked up 16 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. North Carolina walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the free throw line by burying 9 of their 17 shots. In addition, North Carolina snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. North Carolina earned 17 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Georgia Tech allowed 36.4% from the floor on 28 out of 77 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets converted 15 of their 17 shots for a rate of 88.2%. Georgia Tech wrapped up the contest with a 41.0% FG percentage (25 out of 61) and knocked down 9 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Kyle Sturdivant is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 22 minutes played and pulled down 2 boards. He totaled 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Georgia Tech enters this contest with a mark of 10-11 this season. They have an average of 72.8 pts per game (224th in the country) while going 42.7% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 32.7% on shots from downtown (168 of 514) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Tech is collecting 38.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 279 assists for the season, which ranks 175th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Yellow Jackets are able to force 9.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They currently rank 201st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 273 surrendered on the season. The Yellow Jackets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.8% (560 of 1,308) and they surrender 36.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 32.5% from 3-point land and they rank 288th in D-1 in opponents PPG (75.7).

In their last game, the NC State Wolfpack walked away with a victory by a final of 74-68 against Miami. The Wolfpack recorded 23 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this contest. They gave up possession 7 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. Miami had 16 personal fouls in this game which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 13 of them for a rate of 72.2%. In relation to shots from downtown, North Carolina State knocked down 9 of 21 tries (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Wolfpack finished shooting 26 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. The Wolfpack allowed Miami to make 24 out of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.4% for the game. They finished 25.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 out of 28 and ended up going 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, North Carolina State allowed Miami to grab 43 in all (19 on the offensive glass).

DJ Horne ended up having an impact for the Wolfpack in this game. He converted 7 of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and added 2 dimes for the contest.

North Carolina State has a record of 14-7 for the year. The Wolfpack have committed 17.7 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per contest (186th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest. North Carolina State has scored 1,584 points for the year (75.4 per contest) and they collect 35.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wolfpack are shooting 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 223rd in the nation.

The Wolfpack on the defensive side of the court are 129th in the country in PPG surrendered with 69.9. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (144th in college hoops). The North Carolina State defense gives up 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (142 of 420) and their opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.3 dimes and 37.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 139th and 307th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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