Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN

The Virginia Tech Hokies (12-7) will try to beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-10) at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced Pittsburgh and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-64 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Yellow Jackets walked away with 16 and Pittsburgh had 14 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 19 tries from distance. Pittsburgh finished the game shooting 76.2% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 21 tries. On top of that, Pittsburgh snagged 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pittsburgh totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In reference to defending, Georgia Tech allowed the other team to go 48.0% from the floor on 24 of 50 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets buried 12 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Georgia Tech walked away from the contest having earned a 39.3% FG percentage (22 of 56) and converted 8 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Baye Ndongo is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and collected 8 boards. He totaled 17 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Georgia Tech comes into this game with a mark of 9-10 on the campaign. They have an average of 73.1 points per outing (225th in D-1) while connecting on 43.0% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are shooting 32.0% on shots from distance (151 of 472) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Tech is snagging 38.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 255 dimes on the campaign, which is 186th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 9.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are surrendering 32.1% from 3-point land and they are 271st in the nation in PPG allowed (75.1). The Yellow Jackets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.6% (500 of 1,173) and they concede 35.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 134th in the country in giving up assists with 233 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last played, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away with a victory by a final of 76-71 when they played Boston College. The Hokies were able to collect 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in the game. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. Boston College committed 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Hokies to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Virginia Tech made 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Hokies ended up shooting 26 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 49.1%. The Hokies permitted Boston College to bury 30 out of their 60 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this game. They went 33.3% from distance by going 6 out of 18 and finished the contest at 5 of 9 at the charity stripe (55.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Virginia Tech permitted Boston College to collect 32 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Hunter Cattoor ended up being a factor for the Hokies for this game. He racked up 17 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists in this contest. He converted 4 out of 6 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 3 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss record of 12-7 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Hokies are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 109th in D-1. Virginia Tech has scored 1,403 pts for the year (73.8 per game) and they average 33.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.1 times per game (84th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Hokies are committing 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Hokies defensively are ranked 105th in the country in points per game surrendered with 68.3. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (203rd in college basketball). The Virginia Tech defense concedes 32.0% from downtown (122 of 381) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.2 dimes and 30.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 123rd and 22nd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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