Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN2

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (16-15) are welcoming the Virginia Cavaliers (15-16) at Spectrum Center on Wednesday.

The Virginia Cavaliers faced off with Syracuse and ended up losing by a score of 84-70 in their last game. Virginia walked away from the contest with a 51.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 52) and buried 3 out of their 15 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 13 of 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 17 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 8 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to defense, Virginia let their opponent shoot 59.6% from the field on 31 out of 52 shooting. Syracuse earned 20 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Syracuse collected 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Syracuse ended up shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of 19 shots. They made 6 of their 14 tries from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 17 and Syracuse finished the game with 15 fouls.

Jacob Cofie is one player who came through in the game. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 6 out of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 100.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Virginia will enter this matchup with a mark of 15-16 for the year. They are turning it over 10.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Virginia is pulling in 29.4 boards per game and has totaled 462 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 107th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are shooting 37.6% on 3-point shots (257 of 684) and 75.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 64.9 points per game (354th in college hoops) on 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are able to force 9.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 13.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 71st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 373 relinquished on the year. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.2% (743 of 1,681) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 34.3% on 3-pointers and they are 43rd in college in PPG from their opponents (66.8).

When they last played, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-43 when they faced Wake Forest. When discussing team rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted Wake Forest to snag 39 overall (10 offensive). They finished 35.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 of 31 and ended up going 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Yellow Jackets allowed Wake Forest to convert 24 out of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 38.1% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets went 16 for 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.6%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Georgia Tech made 3 of their 23 attempts (13.0%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 57.1%. Wake Forest earned 13 fouls in the matchup which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They gave up possession 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Yellow Jackets corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup.

Baye Ndongo ended up having an impact for the Yellow Jackets for this contest. He tallied 13 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 1 assist in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 10 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a record of 16-15 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 212th in D-1. Georgia Tech has earned 2,285 points on the year (73.7 per game) and they pull down 37.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.9 times per game (96th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets commit 16.2 fouls per game and they connect on 68.1% from the charity stripe.

The Yellow Jackets on the defensive side of the court are 202nd in college in PPG allowed with 72.6. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (77th in D-1). The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 35.0% on 3-point attempts (267 of 763) and opponents are making 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.2 assists and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 274th and 266th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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