Hampton Pirates vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hampton Pirates vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Hampton Pirates (13-19 last year) are en route to McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-20 last season).

The Hampton Pirates faced off with Towson and took a loss by a score of 74-68 in their last contest. Hampton ended with a 37.3% field goal percentage (25 of 67) and made 5 out of their 24 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 13 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 61.9%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 8 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to defense, Hampton allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the floor on 25 of 54 shooting. Towson earned 7 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Moreover, Towson collected 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Towson went 76.0% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of 25 tries. They buried 5 of 11 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 20 while Towson finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Michael Eley is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up going 57.1% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 17 minutes and snagged 3 boards. He ended up scoring 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Hampton heads into this one after finishing with a record of 13-19 last year. They averaged 69.9 points per contest (309th in college hoops) while shooting 41.4% from the floor. The Pirates connected on 29.4% on three-point shots (205 of 697) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Hampton pulled down 36.1 boards per contest and had 386 assists over the course of last season, which was 313th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They gave up possession 11.2 times per game and as a team committed 19.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pirates were able to force their opponents into 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They gave up 31.6% from beyond the arc while they were 92nd in college in points per game allowed (70.8). The Pirates defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (781 of 1,730) and they relinquished 34.6 boards per contest as a team. They were ranked 59th in D-1 in giving up assists with 391 conceded last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 79-76 when they faced Clemson. Concerning team rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted Clemson to get 25 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 26 and ended up shooting 20 out of 26 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Clemson to make 25 out of 56 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.6% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Yellow Jackets went 26 for 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Georgia Tech converted 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. Clemson committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Yellow Jackets earned 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the matchup.

Jaeden Mustaf pitched in for the Yellow Jackets for the contest. He had 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 8 of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Georgia Tech had a win-loss mark of 11-20 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Yellow Jackets shot 44.2% from the floor, which was ranked 242nd in college. Georgia Tech earned 2,287 points last year (73.8 per game) and they grabbed 37.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists was at 15.8 times per game (70th in college) and they turned it over 13.4 times per contest. The Yellow Jackets were responsible for committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they shot 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia Tech defense gave up 33.1% on 3-pointers (284 of 857) and opponents made 71.4% of their foul shots. They gave up 12.6 dimes and 36.6 total boards per game, which was ranked 143rd and 306th in those categories. The Yellow Jackets defensively were ranked 275th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 77.4. They forced 11.2 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (82nd in D-1).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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