Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Virginia Cavaliers (11-12) welcome the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-12) at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets stepped onto the hardwood against Clemson and earned the victory with a final of 89-86 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up finishing with 17 while Clemson had 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 37 attempts from downtown. Clemson finished the game shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 21 attempts. Furthermore, Clemson pulled down 42 rebounds (14 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Clemson doled out 12 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. When talking about defending, Georgia Tech allowed the other team to shoot 36.4% from the floor on 28 of 77 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists for the game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 52 with 20 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets made 12 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 48.0%. Georgia Tech walked away from the game having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (35 of 83) and converted 7 of their 28 3-point shots.

Naithan George is someone who played a role in this matchup. He finished with 28 points on 12 of 26 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 55 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the field and also earned 7 dimes.

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Georgia Tech enters this contest with a mark of 11-12 for the year. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Georgia Tech is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 349 dimes this season, which has them ranked 81st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Yellow Jackets are shooting 33.5% on three-point shots (173 of 517) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.1 points per game (161st in Division 1) while going 44.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Yellow Jackets have forced 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They give up 35.5% on 3-point shots and they are 249th in college in opponents points per game (73.7). The Yellow Jackets defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.2% (594 of 1,408) and they surrender 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They rank 252nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 318 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 73-57 against Pittsburgh. The Cavaliers were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. Pittsburgh was called for 11 fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. In reference to 3-pointers, Virginia knocked down 10 of 22 attempts (45.5%). Overall, the Cavaliers went 28 out of 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 56.0%. The Cavaliers allowed Pittsburgh to make 18 of 43 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.9% in the game. They finished the game shooting 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 of 20 and finished the game at 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Virginia permitted Pittsburgh to collect 19 in total (2 on the offensive side).

Dai Dai Ames was important for the Cavaliers for this contest. He earned 27 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Virginia has a win-loss mark of 11-12 so far this year. The Cavaliers have committed 15.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (101st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per game. Virginia has 1,466 points for the season (63.7 per game) and they collect 30.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 197th in college.

The Cavaliers are ranked 25th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 64.9. They have forced 9.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (125th in D-1). The Virginia defense surrenders 33.6% on 3-pointers (175 of 521) and opponents are making 75.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.7 dimes and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 68th and 78th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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