Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

McCamish Pavilion is the location where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-6) will try to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-9) on Tuesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced Duke and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-59 in their last game. Notre Dame walked away from the contest with a 39.0% field goal percentage (23 of 59) and converted 5 of their 19 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish buried 8 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 5 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Notre Dame allowed 35.6% from the floor on 21 of 59 shooting. Duke distributed 10 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Additionally, Duke grabbed 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Duke went 81.0% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 21 attempts. They knocked down 8 out of their 26 tries from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up with 22 and Duke recorded 14 personal fouls.

Markus Burton is one player who was important for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 33.3% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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Notre Dame comes into this game with a mark of 6-9 this year. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Notre Dame is snagging 36.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 148 assists on the year, which is 346th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Fighting Irish are shooting 28.6% on 3-pointers (104 of 364) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 62.5 pts per game (355th in the nation) while going 40.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.0% from 3-point land and they are 48th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.9). The Fighting Irish defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.8% (351 of 860) and they concede 34.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 93rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 168 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 95-87 when they faced Boston College. The Yellow Jackets were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. Boston College committed 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. In reference to 3-point shots, Georgia Tech converted 10 out of 23 tries (43.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets finished 32 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.2%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Boston College to make 35 of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 55.6% for the contest. They shot 52.2% from distance by going 12 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Georgia Tech allowed Boston College to snag 21 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Baye Ndongo ended up having an impact for the Yellow Jackets for the game. He knocked down 8 of 14 for this game for a rate of 57.1%, and had 10 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this game.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 8-6 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 42.4% from the field, which is ranked 289th in the country. Georgia Tech has 1,018 pts so far this season (72.7 per game) and they pull in 40.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per contest (216th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per game. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 66.3% from the free throw line.

The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 30.5% on shots from beyond the arc (105 of 344) and opponents are connecting on 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.5 dimes and 34.9 boards every game, which ranks them 83rd and 179th in those defensive categories. The Yellow Jackets on the defensive side of the court are 243rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 73.6. They are able to force 9.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (137th 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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