Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

McCamish Pavilion is the site where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-8) will try to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (12-5) on Saturday.

The Virginia Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia Tech and earned the victory with a final of 65-57 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 11 and Virginia Tech finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of their 30 attempts from 3-point range. Virginia Tech ended up going 100.0% when shooting free throws by burying 4 of 4 tries. Moreover, Virginia Tech snagged 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Virginia Tech dished out 14 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. When discussing the defense, Virginia allowed 38.9% from the floor on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 11 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Virginia walked away from the contest with a 46.3% FG percentage (25 of 54) and converted 4 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Reece Beekman is someone who was a major factor for the game. He walked away with 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 38 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Virginia will play this game with a record of 12-5 on the season. They cough up possession 8.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 13.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Virginia is grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 264 assists this year, which ranks 90th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (107 of 302) and 65.8% from the free throw line. They average 64.9 points per contest (343rd in D-1) while shooting 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.0 fouls. They are 63rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 192 conceded so far this year. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.4% (353 of 896) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 31.4% from 3-point land while they are 3rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (57.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home victorious with a score of 93-90 when they faced Clemson. The Yellow Jackets recorded 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Clemson was called for 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Georgia Tech buried 15 out of their 35 attempts (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Yellow Jackets went 31 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Clemson to knock down 29 of 70 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.4% in this game. They went 14.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 of 21 and ended up shooting 29 out of 38 at the free throw line (76.3%). In reference to team rebounding, Georgia Tech allowed Clemson to pull down 44 in all (22 offensive).

Naithan George ended up being important for the Yellow Jackets in this contest. He earned 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 6 assists in this contest. He made 8 out of 13 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, but wasn't able to snag a board.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 9-8 for the season. The Yellow Jackets have committed 17.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.8 times per game (159th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. Georgia Tech has scored 1,258 pts on the season (74.0 per game) and they average 39.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which ranks them 270th in the nation.

The Yellow Jackets are ranked 278th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 75.2. They are forcing 9.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (115th in college basketball). The Georgia Tech defense allows 30.7% on shots from distance (126 of 410) and opponents are making 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.8 assists and 36.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 100th and 246th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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