Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-10) will try to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-11) at Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets faced Virginia Tech and walked away with a win by a score of 71-64 in their last game. Georgia Tech walked away from the contest with a 47.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 51) and knocked down 6 of their 17 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets converted 17 of 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to defending, Georgia Tech let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the field on 22 out of 59 shooting. Virginia Tech recorded 13 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Virginia Tech snagged 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Virginia Tech finished the contest at 90.0% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 10 shots. They made 11 out of their 26 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up finishing with 6 and Virginia Tech recorded 17 personal fouls.

Duncan Powell is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played 40 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 63.6% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Georgia Tech will play this contest with a win-loss record of 9-11 this year. They have an average of 74.7 points per game (186th in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the floor. The Yellow Jackets are hitting 34.1% on shots from distance (153 of 449) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia Tech is pulling in 37.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 313 assists on the season, which has them ranked 89th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Yellow Jackets are forcing 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.3% on shots from downtown and they are 240th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (73.5). The Yellow Jackets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (516 of 1,223) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a team. They are 254th in the country in giving up assists with 284 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 74-59 against Virginia. The Fighting Irish recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. Virginia was called for 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They were able to convert 8 of those for a clip of 72.7%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Notre Dame converted 12 out of 23 tries (52.2%). Overall, the Fighting Irish ended up going 27 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. The Fighting Irish allowed Virginia to convert 23 of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.4% in the matchup. They finished 43.5% from distance by shooting 10 of 23 and finished the game at 3 of 5 from the charity stripe (60.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, Notre Dame allowed Virginia to snag 24 in total (6 offensive).

Markus Burton was important for the Fighting Irish in the matchup. He made 7 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in the game.

Notre Dame has a win-loss record of 9-10 for the campaign. The Fighting Irish have committed 15.7 fouls every game and they hit 75.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per game (289th in college) and they are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest. Notre Dame has totaled 1,422 pts for the year (74.8 per game) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Fighting Irish are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is 90th in D-1.

The Fighting Irish defensively are ranked 153rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.5. They are able to force 9.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (203rd in college). The Notre Dame defense allows 32.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (150 of 462) and opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 14.5 dimes and 31.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 289th and 45th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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