Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5) are hitting the road to McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-7).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off with Le Moyne and went home with a win by a final score of 91-62 in their last contest. Notre Dame ended with a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 out of 58) and knocked down 9 out of their 24 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 26 of 32 tries for a rate of 81.3%. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 40 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Notre Dame allowed the other team to go 36.8% from the floor on 21 of 57 shooting. Le Moyne recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Le Moyne grabbed 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Le Moyne finished the game at 81.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 16 shots. They also made 7 of 26 shots from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up finishing with 11 and Le Moyne accounted for 24 personal fouls.

Tae Davis is one player who was a factor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Notre Dame will play this game with a record of 7-5 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.3 fouls every game. As a team, Notre Dame is pulling in 37.2 boards per game and is sitting with 154 assists on the season, which has them ranked 302nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Irish are hitting 35.5% on three-point attempts (97 of 273) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 75.8 points per contest (184th in D-1) on 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Fighting Irish are able to force 9.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are giving up 29.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 133rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.3). The Fighting Irish defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (302 of 724) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 222nd in the country in allowing assists with 175 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home victorious with a score of 92-49 against Alabama A&M. In regard to how they rebounded, Georgia Tech allowed Alabama A&M to grab 34 in total (17 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 24.2% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 33 and ended up going 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Yellow Jackets allowed Alabama A&M to knock down 15 of their 72 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 20.8% for the game. When the game finished, the Yellow Jackets finished the game shooting 33 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 54.1%. In relation to three-point attempts, Georgia Tech buried 10 of their 21 tries (47.6%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 76.2%. Alabama A&M had 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 13 steals in this contest. The Yellow Jackets collected 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the game.

Lance Terry ended up having an impact for the Yellow Jackets for this contest. He converted 8 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 3 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 6-7 on the season. The Yellow Jackets commit 18.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.8 times per game (88th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Georgia Tech has accounted for 989 pts for the campaign (76.1 per game) and they collect 39.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks them 260th in college.

The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 232nd in college in points given up per game with 73.1. They are forcing 11.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (81st in the nation). The Georgia Tech defense allows 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (107 of 313) and their opposition makes 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.0 assists and 36.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 187th and 271st in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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