Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: The CW Network

The Louisville Cardinals (19-7) welcome the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-16) at KFC Yum! Center on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took the court against Virginia and took a loss by a score of 94-68 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 15 and Virginia accumulated 13 fouls. They knocked down 14 of 37 tries from beyond the arc. Virginia finished the game shooting 61.5% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 13 shots. Moreover, Virginia snagged 49 rebounds (20 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Virginia distributed 23 assists and had 12 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Georgia Tech allowed 45.6% from the floor on 36 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets converted 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Georgia Tech wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.5% field goal percentage (24 out of 64) and made 4 out of their 19 3-point shots.

Jaeden Mustaf is someone who was important for this game. He finished with 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played 35 mins played and grabbed 6 boards. He went 46.2% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Georgia Tech will take the court with a record of 11-16 this year. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Georgia Tech is pulling in 37.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 432 assists on the season, which is 60th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Yellow Jackets are connecting on 36.2% from downtown (187 of 517) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They average 74.3 pts per game (236th in D-1) while shooting 44.4% from the field.

On defense, the Yellow Jackets are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 262nd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (77.0). The Yellow Jackets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.1% (715 of 1,699) and they surrender 36.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 293rd in the country in giving up assists with 398 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Louisville Cardinals went home defeated by a final of 95-85 when they played SMU. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Louisville permitted SMU to get 28 in all (4 offensive). They shot 47.4% from downtown by shooting 9 of 19 and ended up shooting 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Cardinals permitted SMU to convert 38 out of their 65 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.5% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Cardinals ended up going 30 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 44.8%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Louisville buried 13 of 34 attempts (38.2%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. SMU was called for 13 fouls for this contest which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Cardinals earned 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup.

Mikel Brown Jr. ended up being a factor for the Cardinals for the contest. He accumulated 29 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Louisville has a record of 19-7 on the season. The Cardinals are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.9 times per game (20th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. Louisville has totaled 2,257 pts for the season (86.8 per contest) and they collect 39.8 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Cardinals are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 68th in college.

The Louisville defense concedes 32.8% on shots from distance (206 of 629) and their opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.0 assists and 33.6 rebounds per contest, which is 73rd and 131st in Division 1. The Cardinals are ranked 124th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the floor (41st in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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