Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Lloyd Noble Center is where the Oklahoma Sooners (7-0) will try to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-3) on Tuesday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced Central Arkansas and walked away with a win by a score of 87-68 in their last game. Georgia Tech finished the contest with a 47.5% FG percentage (29 of 61) and knocked down 13 of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets converted 16 of their 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 39 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Georgia Tech allowed the other team to shoot 36.8% from the floor on 21 out of 57 shooting. Central Arkansas distributed 12 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Central Arkansas grabbed 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Arkansas shot 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 14 shots. They also made 14 of their 32 tries from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 15 while Central Arkansas recorded 13 fouls.

Lance Terry is a player who was important in the matchup. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 36 mins played and collected 2 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Georgia Tech comes into this game with a win-loss record of 4-3 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 80.6 points per contest (96th in the nation) while shooting 44.1% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are hitting 32.6% from downtown (58 of 178) and 69.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Tech is grabbing 40.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 111 dimes on the season, which is 154th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 97th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 85 surrendered on the season. The Yellow Jackets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (178 of 430) and they surrender 35.4 boards per contest as a group. They concede 35.3% from beyond the arc while they are 265th in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.6).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away with a victory by a final of 69-64 against Louisville. The Sooners were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 21 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. Louisville committed 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Oklahoma made 8 out of their 17 attempts (47.1%). Overall, the Sooners walked away from this one shooting 21 for 44 from the field which had them sitting at 47.7%. The Sooners allowed Louisville to make 24 of their 63 tries from the field which left them shooting 38.1% for the matchup. They finished shooting 21.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 of 32 and finished the contest at 9 out of 16 at the free throw line (56.3%). Concerning rebounding, Oklahoma allowed Louisville to grab 42 in total (20 on the offensive glass).

Jalon Moore was important for the Sooners for this game. He buried 7 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 7-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Sooners are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks them 75th in college hoops. Oklahoma has accounted for 565 points so far this season (80.7 per contest) and they average 33.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per contest (73rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. The Sooners are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per game and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Sooners are ranked 58th in college basketball in PPG given up with 65.0. They are forcing 15.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (121st in college basketball). The Oklahoma defense allows 26.5% on 3-point shots (48 of 181) and their opposition knocks down 68.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 10.0 assists and 33.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 37th and 124th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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