UMBC Retrievers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMBC Retrievers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

McCamish Pavilion is the location where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-6) will attempt to defeat the UMBC Retrievers (7-5) on Wednesday.

The UMBC Retrievers took the court against Cairn and took home the win by a score of 103-57 in their last game. UMBC finished the contest with a 52.8% FG percentage (38 out of 72) and converted 11 of their 29 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Retrievers converted 16 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 48 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 14 steals. With respect to defense, UMBC allowed the other team to shoot 30.0% from the floor on 21 of 70 shooting. Cairn distributed 5 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Moreover, Cairn collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cairn shot 71.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of 7 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 38 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Retrievers ended up with 12 while Cairn recorded 17 personal fouls.

Ace Valentine is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He accounted for 23 points on 10 out of 11 shooting. He played for 26 minutes played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He shot 90.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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UMBC heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-5 this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.1 fouls per game. As a team, UMBC is pulling in 36.2 boards per game and has totaled 189 assists so far this season, which is 29th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Retrievers are hitting 39.0% on three-point attempts (113 of 290) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.1 pts per contest (48th in the country) while shooting 47.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Retrievers are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 59th in the nation in giving up assists with 113 relinquished on the year. The Retrievers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.5% (324 of 762) and they surrender 38.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 30.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 236th in the nation in opponents points per game (73.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 71-60 when they faced Northwestern. The Yellow Jackets earned 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 38 in this game. They also gave up possession 15 times, while recording 1 steal for this game. Northwestern was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgia Tech made 7 of 24 tries (29.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Yellow Jackets ended up shooting 22 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Northwestern to convert 26 of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 40.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Georgia Tech allowed Northwestern to get 30 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Lance Terry ended up being important for the Yellow Jackets for the game. He recorded 17 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game. He buried 7 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 4-6 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which is ranked 300th in the country. Georgia Tech has earned 750 points on the year (75.0 per game) and they average 39.4 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per contest (172nd in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 19.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.0% from the free throw line.

The Yellow Jackets on the defensive end are ranked 250th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.7. They have forced 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the field (90th in college hoops). The Georgia Tech defense concedes 34.3% from downtown (79 of 230) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 36.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 110th and 293rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UMBC

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