Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-10) are on their way to Tucker Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Florida State Seminoles (12-5).

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets stepped onto the hardwood against Clemson and took a loss by a final of 70-59 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 17 and Clemson totaled 18 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 23 shots from three-point range. Clemson finished the contest at 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Clemson grabbed 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Clemson earned 16 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Georgia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the field on 23 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets buried 14 of their 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Georgia Tech ended with a 35.2% FG percentage (19 of 54) and converted 7 out of their 20 three-point shots.

Baye Ndongo is one player who was a factor for this contest. He notched 14 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 38 mins played and pulled down 12 rebounds. He finished the game at 45.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Georgia Tech comes into this contest with a record of 8-10 this year. They have an average of 74.7 points per outing (201st in college hoops) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 34.2% on three-point shots (138 of 403) and 67.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Tech is grabbing 37.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 282 dimes for the season, which ranks 57th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a group are committing 17.6 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are ranked 280th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 252 conceded on the season. The Yellow Jackets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (459 of 1,097) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a team. They give up 35.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 231st in college hoops in opponents PPG (73.0).

The last time they took the court, the Florida State Seminoles got the win with a final of 82-70 when they faced Pittsburgh. The Seminoles pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. Pittsburgh was called for 24 fouls for the game which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to make 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.8%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Florida State made 6 out of 19 tries (31.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Seminoles ended up shooting 24 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 42.9%. The Seminoles permitted Pittsburgh to make 21 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% in this game. They finished 38.1% from three-point range by going 8 of 21 and finished the contest at 20 of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). When discussing rebounds, Florida State permitted Pittsburgh to pull down 29 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jamir Watkins was important for the Seminoles in the matchup. He earned 26 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and added 8 rebounds.

Florida State has a win-loss mark of 12-5 for the year. As an offensive team, the Seminoles are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 91st in the country. Florida State has accumulated 1,326 pts for the season (78.0 per contest) and they grab 34.7 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per game (142nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest. The Seminoles have committed 19.5 fouls per game and they hit 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Seminoles are ranked 127th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.7. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the field (46th in the country). The Florida State defense concedes 30.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (133 of 433) and their opponents are connecting on 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.2 assists and 34.3 boards every game, ranking them 57th and 173rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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