Miami Hurricanes vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (15-14) will take on the Miami Hurricanes (6-23) at McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina and took a loss by a score of 92-73 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Hurricanes walked away with 15 and North Carolina accumulated 7 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 18 attempts from distance. North Carolina ended up shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 24 attempts. Furthermore, North Carolina grabbed 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. North Carolina earned 17 dimes and had 1 steal in the game. When talking about defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 58.9% from the floor on 33 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 24 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Hurricanes buried 6 of their 7 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Miami ended having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (29 of 68) and converted 9 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Matthew Cleveland is one guy who came through for this game. He finished the game at 57.1% from the floor and recorded 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He notched 25 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Miami enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-23 this year. They average 74.1 points per outing (181st in the country) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Hurricanes are shooting 31.4% from downtown (211 of 672) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is collecting 31.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 374 assists this season, which is 259th in college in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.0 times per game and as a team they commit 14.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hurricanes are able to force 10.1 turnovers every game and they draw 14.4 fouls. They are giving up 39.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 353rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (80.7). The Hurricanes defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.7% (851 of 1,713) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 342nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 474 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets got the win with a final of 87-62 against North Carolina State. The Yellow Jackets were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. North Carolina State committed 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. In terms of 3-pointers, Georgia Tech knocked down 8 of 20 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Yellow Jackets finished the game shooting 33 for 70 from the floor which had them shooting 47.1%. The Yellow Jackets allowed North Carolina State to convert 20 of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.7% in this game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 21 and finished the contest at 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). When discussing team rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted North Carolina State to pull down 32 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Baye Ndongo was important for the Yellow Jackets in this contest. He buried 10 of 17 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and totaled 17 rebounds. He recorded 29 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this contest.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 15-14 for the year. The Yellow Jackets commit 16.3 fouls every game and they go 68.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.8 times per contest (98th in college) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. Georgia Tech has totaled 2,153 pts for the campaign (74.2 per game) and they average 37.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is ranked 215th in the country.

The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 35.4% on three-point shots (251 of 710) and their opponents are making 72.3% of their foul shots. They concede 14.2 dimes and 35.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 268th and 268th in the nation. The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 206th in college in points given up per game with 72.7. They are forcing 11.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (86th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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