Syracuse Orange vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-15) will play the Syracuse Orange (16-9) at McCamish Pavilion on Saturday.

The Syracuse Orange faced North Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 86-79 in their last game. Syracuse finished the game with a 62.5% FG percentage (30 of 48) and made 8 out of their 17 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Orange made 18 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 72.0%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 22 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 11 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to the defense, Syracuse allowed 47.5% from the field on 29 out of 61 shooting. North Carolina distributed 19 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, North Carolina collected 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina finished the game at 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 11 attempts. They also knocked down 12 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Orange finished with 11 and North Carolina totaled 20 personal fouls.

Judah Mintz is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 40 minutes played and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up with 25 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Syracuse comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-9 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Syracuse is pulling in 34.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 344 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 131st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Orange are connecting on 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (176 of 530) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.0 points per outing (120th in the country) while shooting 45.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Orange are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They relinquish 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 261st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (74.7). The Orange are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.2% (698 of 1,544) and they relinquish 38.3 boards per game as a unit. They are 303rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 354 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a defeat with a final score of 58-55 when they faced Notre Dame. The Yellow Jackets were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 31 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. Notre Dame had 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throws for a clip of 54.5%. In regard to shots from downtown, Georgia Tech converted 5 of their 15 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Yellow Jackets walked away from this one shooting 22 for 48 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Notre Dame to bury 18 of their 57 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.6% in the game. They finished the game shooting 19.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). In the matter of rebounding, Georgia Tech allowed Notre Dame to grab 36 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Ibrahima Sacko was important for the Yellow Jackets for this game. He made 6 out of 8 in this matchup for a rate of 75.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He racked up 13 points in his 26 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 10-15 on the campaign. The Yellow Jackets commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they hit 68.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.0 times per contest (197th in the country) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. Georgia Tech has 1,778 points so far this year (71.1 per game) and they grab 38.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are hitting on 41.8% from the floor, which ranks 314th in Division 1.

The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 31.2% on shots from distance (188 of 603) and opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.1 assists and 37.0 boards every game, which is 203rd and 295th in D-1. The Yellow Jackets are ranked 283rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 75.6. They are forcing their opponents into 9.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (98th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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