Stanford Cardinal vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Stanford Cardinal (16-8) are on their way to McCamish Pavilion on Wednesday where they will take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-13).

The Stanford Cardinal took the court against North Carolina State and went home with a win by a final score of 74-73 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Cardinal ended up finishing with 15 while North Carolina State finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 22 attempts from beyond the perimeter. North Carolina State ended up going 73.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 26 attempts. In addition, North Carolina State grabbed 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. North Carolina State totaled 13 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Stanford let their opponent shoot 37.7% from the floor on 23 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cardinal made 16 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 76.2%. Stanford walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 of 54) and made 4 of 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Maxime Raynaud is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He scored 25 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and grabbed 12 boards. He shot 56.3% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Stanford will enter this matchup with a mark of 16-8 this year. They turn the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Stanford is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 339 assists so far this year, which ranks 162nd in the country in terms of passing. The Cardinal are shooting 33.4% from downtown (195 of 584) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.7 pts per game (144th in the country) while hitting 44.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cardinal are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are 15th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 242 conceded for the campaign. The Cardinal defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (592 of 1,322) and they concede 31.9 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 33.0% from beyond the arc while they are 165th in college in PPG allowed (70.9).

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a defeat with a final score of 75-61 when they played Virginia. The Yellow Jackets collected 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 23 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Virginia was called for 13 fouls for this contest which got the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of them for a clip of 55.6%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Georgia Tech converted 8 out of their 18 tries (44.4%). When all was said and done, the Yellow Jackets shot 24 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Virginia to make 30 out of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2% in the game. They finished shooting 40.7% from 3-point land by going 11 of 27 and finished the game at 4 of 5 at the charity stripe (80.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Georgia Tech allowed Virginia to get 33 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Naithan George was important for the Yellow Jackets in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes in the matchup.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 11-13 for the campaign. The Yellow Jackets commit 16.6 fouls every game and they connect on 65.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per contest (95th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Georgia Tech has accounted for 1,789 points for the season (74.5 per game) and they collect 36.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 202nd in the nation.

The Yellow Jackets on the defensive side of the court are 246th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.8. They have forced 11.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (123rd in college). The Georgia Tech defense allows 35.7% on shots from distance (209 of 585) and opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 14.1 dimes and 36.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 271st and 301st in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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