Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs California Golden Bears

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: ACC Network

The California Golden Bears (16-6) are welcoming the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-11) at Haas Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina and took a loss by a final of 91-75 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Yellow Jackets left the arena with 10 and North Carolina finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 31 attempts from long range. North Carolina ended up shooting 91.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 12 tries. Furthermore, North Carolina collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. North Carolina earned 21 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Georgia Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the floor on 36 of 79 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and having 1 steal. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 14 of their 17 shots for a rate of 82.4%. Georgia Tech walked away from the game with a 45.0% FG percentage (27 out of 60) and buried 7 out of their 13 shots from distance.

Baye Ndongo is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He walked away with 27 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Georgia Tech steps onto the hardwood with a record of 11-11 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Georgia Tech is pulling in 39.0 boards per contest and has totaled 361 dimes this year, which ranks 64th in the country in terms of passing. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (147 of 404) and 69.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.5 points per contest (237th in D-1) while connecting on 44.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Yellow Jackets have forced 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They rank 254th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 319 surrendered on the year. The Yellow Jackets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (564 of 1,393) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 30.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 191st in college in PPG from their opponents (74.0).

The last time they took the court, the California Golden Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 86-85 when they faced Miami. In regard to how they rebounded, California allowed Miami to get 32 in all (7 offensive). They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 4 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 33 from the free throw line (69.7%). The Golden Bears allowed Miami to knock down 29 of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.9% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Bears went 26 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. In terms of three-point shots, California made 10 out of 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 24 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Miami was called for 20 fouls in the game which got the Golden Bears to the free throw line for 32 tries. They also coughed it up 7 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Golden Bears were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this matchup.

John Camden pitched in for the Golden Bears in the game. He made 7 out of 10 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and added 2 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this contest.

California has a record of 16-6 this year. As an offensive team, the Golden Bears are shooting 44.7% from the field, which ranks 221st in the country. California has 1,722 points so far this year (78.3 per contest) and they grab 34.7 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (181st in college) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per game. The Golden Bears commit 18.7 fouls every game and they go 78.7% from the free throw line.

The California defense gives up 29.7% on 3-pointers (160 of 539) and opponents are connecting on 67.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.9 assists and 36.5 boards every game, which ranks them 226th and 293rd in college. The Golden Bears are ranked 96th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 70.6. They have forced 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (68th in the country).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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