Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

McCamish Pavilion is the site where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-9) will take on the Clemson Tigers (13-4) on Tuesday.

The Clemson Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Florida State and went home with a win by a final score of 77-57 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 16 and Florida State totaled 14 personal fouls. They buried 4 of their 16 tries from long range. Florida State ended up going 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 15 shots. Additionally, Florida State pulled down 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Florida State distributed 10 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Regarding the defense, Clemson allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 21 of 49 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes in the game while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Tigers converted 8 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Clemson ended having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (28 of 58) and buried 13 of their 28 shots from 3-point land.

Chase Hunter is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Clemson enters this contest with a record of 13-4 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a team are committing 15.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Clemson is grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 246 dimes on the campaign, which is 136th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are hitting 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (155 of 405) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.6 pts per contest (117th in the country) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are 37th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 176 surrendered this season. The Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.4% (411 of 948) and they surrender 32.1 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 31.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 60th in college in PPG allowed (66.7).

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss by a final score of 93-71 when they faced SMU. The Yellow Jackets pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this game. They turned it over 20 times, while getting 2 steals for this contest. SMU committed 17 fouls for the contest which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 14 shots. They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 57.1%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Georgia Tech made 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Yellow Jackets shot 27 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. The Yellow Jackets permitted SMU to bury 35 of 70 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 50.0% for the game. They went 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 of 28 and ended up shooting 9 of 15 from the charity stripe (60.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Georgia Tech permitted SMU to get 33 overall (10 offensive).

Javian McCollum was important for the Yellow Jackets for this game. He converted 7 of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 5 dimes for the game.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 8-9 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.5% from the field, which is ranked 207th in Division 1. Georgia Tech has totaled 1,286 pts this season (75.6 per game) and they collect 38.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (72nd in the country) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 17.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 66.8% from the free throw line.

The Georgia Tech defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (139 of 397) and opponents are converting on 70.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.9 dimes and 36.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks 248th and 272nd in college hoops. The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 236th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 73.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (101st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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