Pittsburgh Panthers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (11-7) are on their way to McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday where they will go up against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-9).

The Pittsburgh Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Duke and notched a win by a score of 80-76 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 20 and Duke recorded 16 fouls. They also made 11 out of their 28 shots from downtown. Duke shot 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of 28 attempts. In addition, Duke grabbed 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Duke dished out 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Pittsburgh let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the field on 22 of 49 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 10 of 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Pittsburgh wrapped up the game having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (30 of 59) and converted 10 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Blake Hinson is someone who was a factor for the contest. He finished the game at 80.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished with 24 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Pittsburgh comes into this matchup with a record of 11-7 so far this year. They are averaging 76.5 pts per game (131st in Division 1) while connecting on 43.1% from the field. The Panthers are hitting 33.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (168 of 499) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Pittsburgh is grabbing 39.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 257 dimes on the season, which is 163rd in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Panthers have forced 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 30.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 70th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.8). The Panthers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (422 of 1,022) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a group. They rank 132nd in college basketball in allowing assists with 225 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss by a score of 75-66 against Virginia. When talking about rebounds, Georgia Tech allowed Virginia to grab 26 overall (7 offensive). They shot 47.8% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). The Yellow Jackets allowed Virginia to make 29 out of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets finished shooting 23 out of 51 from the field which had them at 45.1%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Georgia Tech knocked down 9 out of their 27 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.3%. Virginia earned 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Yellow Jackets were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the matchup.

Naithan George ended up being important for the Yellow Jackets in the game. He recorded 15 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 9 assists for this contest. He converted 4 of 8 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 9-9 for the campaign. The Yellow Jackets commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they hit 67.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.7 times per game (160th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per contest. Georgia Tech has accounted for 1,324 points for the campaign (73.6 per game) and they collect 38.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 43.2% from the field, which has them ranked 268th in the country.

The Georgia Tech defense concedes 31.6% on 3-point shots (137 of 433) and their opponents are converting on 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.2 assists and 35.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 127th and 228th in college hoops. The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 273rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.2. They are able to force 9.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (127th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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