Boston College Eagles vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

McCamish Pavilion is the location where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-7) will take on the Boston College Eagles (9-5) on Saturday.

The Boston College Eagles faced off with Miami and notched a win by a score of 78-68 in their last contest. Boston College walked away from the contest with a 46.4% FG percentage (26 out of 56) and converted 5 out of their 13 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 21 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists in the game while creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defense, Boston College allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the floor on 27 out of 68 shooting. Miami recorded 10 assists and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Miami pulled down 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Miami ended up going 64.3% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 14 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 23 tries from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 14 while Miami accumulated 20 fouls.

Chad Venning is one player who came through for this game. He scored 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 18 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Boston College will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-5 so far this year. They cough up possession 12.2 times per game and as a team are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Boston College is snagging 37.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 157 dimes this year, which is 309th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are hitting 34.0% on 3-point shots (87 of 256) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.8 points per game (271st in college hoops) while shooting 43.0% from the field.

On defense, the Eagles are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 193rd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 175 surrendered on the season. The Eagles are giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (346 of 790) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 195th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets got the victory with a final of 86-75 against Notre Dame. The Yellow Jackets recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Notre Dame was called for 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 72.0%. In the matter of shots from distance, Georgia Tech converted 8 of their 20 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Yellow Jackets went 30 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.6%. The Yellow Jackets allowed Notre Dame to bury 27 of 62 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 43.5% in the matchup. They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Georgia Tech permitted Notre Dame to get 28 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Duncan Powell pitched in for the Yellow Jackets in the matchup. He tallied 21 points in his 27 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the game. He made 6 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and added 3 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 7-7 so far this season. The Yellow Jackets commit 18.2 personal fouls every game and they go 69.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.9 times per contest (87th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. Georgia Tech has scored 1,075 pts on the year (76.8 per game) and they pull in 38.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 233rd in Division 1.

The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 239th in the country in PPG allowed with 73.2. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (85th in college). The Georgia Tech defense gives up 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (116 of 334) and their opposition knocks down 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.3 dimes and 35.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 205th and 245th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston College

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