Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 3/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Jacksonville State (+6)

McCamish Pavilion is the location where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-16) will take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (22-12) on Tuesday in the 1st round of the NIT. Georgia Tech opens this matchup as 6-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 140.5.

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks took the court against Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 79-67 in their last game. Jacksonville State ended the contest having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 out of 55) and converted 6 of their 18 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Gamecocks made 13 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 52.0%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 11 assists in the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of defending, Jacksonville State let their opponent shoot 60.0% from the floor on 30 of 50 shooting. Liberty distributed 18 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Additionally, Liberty grabbed 24 rebounds (1 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Liberty ended up shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by making 7 of their 9 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 20 tries from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Gamecocks ended up with 13 and Liberty had 18 fouls.

Jaron Pierre Jr. is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He accounted for 19 points on 6 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He shot 35.3% from the field and distributed 4 assists.

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Jacksonville State will enter this contest with a mark of 22-12 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Jacksonville State is pulling in 38.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 392 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 280th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Gamecocks are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (256 of 736) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.9 points per game (177th in D-1) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Gamecocks have forced 8.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 74th in the country in PPG allowed (68.6). The Gamecocks are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (837 of 2,026) and they relinquish 32.9 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 200th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 432 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a defeat with a final score of 78-70 when they played Duke. The Yellow Jackets collected 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. Duke earned 10 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 8 shots. They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Georgia Tech made 12 of 27 attempts (44.4%). In all, the Yellow Jackets ended up going 26 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Duke to make 27 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% in the matchup. They finished 23.3% from 3-point land by hitting 7 out of 30 and finished the game at 17 out of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). When discussing how they rebounded, Georgia Tech allowed Duke to collect 35 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Duncan Powell ended up having an impact for the Yellow Jackets for the game. He earned 24 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 45.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a record of 17-16 so far this year. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (98th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. Georgia Tech has earned 2,421 points on the year (73.4 per game) and they average 37.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which is 205th in the country.

The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 200th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.4. They are able to force 10.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (71st in college). The Georgia Tech defense concedes 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (283 of 818) and opponents are making 72.7% of their foul shots. They concede 14.0 dimes and 35.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 260th and 250th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Georgia Tech (-6) and under 140.5 points

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