California Golden Bears vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 3/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPNU

McCamish Pavilion is the location where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-18) will attempt to beat the California Golden Bears (20-9) on Wednesday.

The California Golden Bears faced off with Pittsburgh and took a loss by a final of 72-56 in their last contest. California ended with a 42.6% field goal percentage (23 out of 54) and buried 5 out of their 22 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Golden Bears converted 5 of their 7 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defense, California allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. Pittsburgh earned 14 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Additionally, Pittsburgh totaled 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Pittsburgh shot 81.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 16 attempts. They made 7 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Bears finished with 15 while Pittsburgh recorded 13 personal fouls.

Dai Dai Ames is one guy who had an impact for this game. He totaled 11 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played 29 minutes played and snagged 2 boards. He finished the contest at 41.7% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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California comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-9 on the year. They cough up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, California is grabbing 34.7 boards per game and has accumulated 401 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 226th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Bears are hitting 36.7% from downtown (263 of 716) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.7 points per game (138th in D-1) while hitting 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Bears are able to force 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 215th in D-1 in giving up assists with 409 relinquished this season. The Golden Bears defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.0% (741 of 1,722) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 30.8% on 3-point shots while they are 142nd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.6).

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss by a score of 80-71 when they faced Florida State. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Georgia Tech allowed Florida State to get 41 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 26.9% from distance by going 7 out of 26 and ended up going 19 out of 26 at the free throw line (73.1%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Florida State to knock down 27 out of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.0% in this game. When the game finished, the Yellow Jackets shot 22 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.5%. Regarding 3-point shots, Georgia Tech converted 13 out of their 38 attempts (34.2%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Florida State was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 1 steal in this game. The Yellow Jackets were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game.

Kowacie Reeves Jr. ended up having an impact for the Yellow Jackets for the contest. He scored 17 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this game. He buried 4 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 28.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 11-18 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.2% from the field, which ranks 250th in the country. Georgia Tech has 2,146 pts so far this year (74.0 per game) and they average 37.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per game (71st in college) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets commit 17.8 fouls per game and they hit 70.2% from the free throw line.

The Yellow Jackets defensively are ranked 278th in the country in points per game surrendered with 77.4. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (84th in Division 1). The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 33.5% on three-point shots (270 of 807) and their opponents are connecting on 71.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.8 assists and 36.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 285th and 315th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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