Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (16-14) are en route to LJVM Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (20-10).

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played Miami and earned the victory with a final of 89-74 in their last contest. Georgia Tech wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (36 of 66) and made 10 out of their 23 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets made 7 of their 8 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 38 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Georgia Tech let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the field on 31 of 70 shooting. Miami doled out 14 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. Additionally, Miami grabbed 26 rebounds (13 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Miami went 58.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 12 tries. They also knocked down 5 out of their 22 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up walking away with 13 and Miami recorded 8 personal fouls.

Lance Terry is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up shooting 63.2% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He played for 39 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. He totaled 31 points on 12 of 19 shooting.

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Georgia Tech heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-14 this year. They average 74.7 pts per game (152nd in college hoops) while going 44.6% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are hitting 34.6% on three-point attempts (228 of 659) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia Tech is pulling in 37.2 boards per game and has accumulated 451 dimes this year, which ranks 100th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a team they commit 16.2 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 260th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 425 relinquished so far this season. The Yellow Jackets are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.0% (772 of 1,836) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 204th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.8).

In their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons took a defeat with a final score of 93-60 against Duke. In relation to team rebounding, Wake Forest allowed Duke to get 45 in total (18 on the offensive glass). They shot 35.9% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The Demon Deacons allowed Duke to convert 34 of their 72 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.2% in this contest. In all, the Demon Deacons finished 19 out of 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.8%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Wake Forest made 6 of their 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. Duke committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Demon Deacons to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 1 steal in the matchup. The Demon Deacons were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 for this contest.

Efton Reid ended up having an impact for the Demon Deacons in this contest. He buried 3 of 8 for the game for a rate of 37.5%, and added 6 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

Wake Forest has a mark of 20-10 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Demon Deacons are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 172nd in college. Wake Forest has totaled 2,118 points on the season (70.6 per contest) and they pull in 32.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.4 times per contest (333rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. The Demon Deacons have committed 16.5 fouls per contest and they go 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Demon Deacons are ranked 86th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 68.9. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (33rd in college). The Wake Forest defense gives up 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (247 of 796) and their opponents are making 77.3% of their foul shots. They concede 13.5 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 217th and 224th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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