North Florida Ospreys vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The North Florida Ospreys (2-0) are traveling to McCamish Pavilion on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-0).

The North Florida Ospreys played Charleston Southern and earned the victory with a final of 90-66 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Ospreys finished with 20 while Charleston Southern accounted for 15 fouls. They knocked down 2 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point range. Charleston Southern shot 40.0% from the free throw line by making 8 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Charleston Southern snagged 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Charleston Southern distributed 14 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, North Florida let their opponent shoot 45.9% from the field on 28 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 36 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Ospreys converted 11 of 18 shots for a percentage of 61.1%. North Florida ended the contest with a 50.8% FG percentage (32 out of 63) and converted 15 of their 29 3-point attempts.

Josh Harris is a player who came through in this contest. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 23 minutes played and also snagged 8 boards. He scored 23 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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North Florida heads into this matchup with a mark of 2-0 on the campaign. They turn it over 11.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, North Florida is grabbing 40.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 22 assists this season, which has them ranked 116th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Ospreys are hitting 43.1% on shots from 3-point land (25 of 58) and 54.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 82.0 pts per contest (174th in the country) while shooting 46.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Ospreys are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 14.5 fouls. They are conceding 20.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 184th in college hoops in opponents PPG (68.5). The Ospreys defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (54 of 117) and they relinquish 35.5 boards per game as a group. They rank 329th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 29 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took home the win by a final score of 85-62 against West Georgia. In reference to how they rebounded, Georgia Tech allowed West Georgia to collect 23 overall (6 on the offensive side). They went 40.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 15 and finished the contest at 10 of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Yellow Jackets allowed West Georgia to bury 23 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.9% in this game. When all was said and done, the Yellow Jackets finished the game shooting 33 out of 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.5%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Georgia Tech converted 7 of 27 tries (25.9%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 70.6%. West Georgia had 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Yellow Jackets recorded 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 42 for the game.

Javian McCollum ended up being a factor for the Yellow Jackets in this game. He racked up 18 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a record of 1-0 so far this season. The Yellow Jackets are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 70.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.0 times per game (67th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Georgia Tech has 85 pts for the campaign (85.0 per game) and they collect 49.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 48.5% from the floor, which is 141st in the nation.

The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 40.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (6 of 15) and their opponents are connecting on 55.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.0 assists and 25.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 125th and 33rd in the nation. The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 127th in college basketball in PPG given up with 62.0. They are forcing their opponents into 8.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 35.9% from the field (107th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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