The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-11, 2-6 ACC) will look to break a four-game losing streak when they host the Virginia Tech Hokies (8-10, 3-4 ACC) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Hank McCamish Pavilion as 5.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The matchup’s point total is 143.
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Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
Georgia Tech has a 4-4 record against the spread in games it was favored by 5.5 points or more this season.
In games it has played as at least a 5.5-point underdog this year, Virginia Tech is 3-5 against the spread.
The Yellow Jackets and the Hokies combine to average 2.3 more points per game than the total of 143 set for this game.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 4.0 more points per game (147) than this game’s total of 143 points.
The average total Georgia Tech has had in its matchups this year is 5.8 more points than this particular game’s point total.
The average total in Hokies games this year is 0.5 more points than the point total of 143 for this outing.
The Yellow Jackets are 6-13-0 ATS this season.
The Hokies are 7-11-0 ATS this season.
Georgia Tech Stats & Insights
Georgia Tech has a +18 scoring differential, putting up 74.9 points per game (185th in college basketball) and giving up 73.9 (254th in college basketball).
Georgia Tech pulls down 34.1 rebounds per game (100th in college basketball) while conceding 32.9 per contest to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.2 boards per game.
The Yellow Jackets connect on 7.7 three-pointers per game (184th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 8.2. They shoot 34.0% from deep while their opponents hit 34.9% from long range.
Georgia Tech averages 93.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (243rd in college basketball), and gives up 92.1 points per 100 possessions (191st in college basketball).
The Yellow Jackets are posting 79.5 points per game this season in home games, which is 13.5 more points than they’re averaging in road games (66.0).
Virginia Tech Stats & Insights
Virginia Tech has a -47 scoring differential, falling short by 2.7 points per game. It is putting up 70.4 points per game, 280th in college basketball, and is allowing 73.1 per contest to rank 235th in college basketball.
Virginia Tech comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.8 boards. It records 30.5 rebounds per game (295th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 27.7.
Virginia Tech knocks down 7.6 three-pointers per game (201st in college basketball), while its opponents have made 8.1 on average.
Virginia Tech averages 93.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (224th in college basketball), and concedes 97.2 points per 100 possessions (308th in college basketball).
Georgia Tech Key Players to Watch
The Yellow Jackets scoring leader is Lance Terry, who averages 15.8 per contest to go with 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
Baye Ndongo is Georgia Tech’s leading rebounder, grabbing 7.4 per game, while Naithan George is its best passer, distributing 6.2 assists in each contest.
The Yellow Jackets get the most three-point shooting production out of Terry, who knocks down 2.3 threes per game.
Terry and Ndongo lead Georgia Tech on the defensive end, with Terry leading the team in steals averaging 1.3 per game and Ndongo in blocks averaging 0.7 per contest.
Virginia Tech Key Players to Watch
Toibu Lawal records 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the Hokies, enough to be the leading scorer and rebounder on the team.
Brandon Rechsteiner’s assist statline paces Virginia Tech with 3.1 assists per game.
Jaden Schutt is the top scorer from distance for the Hokies, hitting 2.1 threes per game.
Ben Hammond (1.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Virginia Tech while Lawal (0.7 blocks per game) is the block leader.
Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech Prediction
Georgia Tech 76, Virginia Tech 71
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