Syracuse Orange vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 1/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACC Network

McCamish Pavilion is where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-5) will meet the Syracuse Orange (9-5) on Tuesday.

The Syracuse Orange played Clemson and ended up losing by a score of 64-61 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Orange ended up finishing with 14 and Clemson accounted for 18 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 16 attempts from 3-point land. Clemson went 50.0% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of their 12 tries. Furthermore, Clemson grabbed 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Clemson distributed 9 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Syracuse allowed the other team to go 48.2% from the floor on 27 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 26 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Orange knocked down 20 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Syracuse walked away from the game with a 40.0% FG percentage (18 out of 45) and converted 5 out of their 15 3-pointers.

Donnie Freeman is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and also collected 9 rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Syracuse will take the court with a record of 9-5 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Syracuse is pulling down 36.0 boards per game and is sitting with 177 assists on the campaign, which is 329th in college in terms of passing. The Orange are hitting 30.9% on 3-point shots (89 of 288) and 60.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 73.6 pts per game (267th in college hoops) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Orange have forced 14.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 20th in college in PPG from their opponents (64.8). The Orange are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.6% (321 of 810) and they concede 36.9 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 69th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 171 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home victorious with a score of 65-53 against Boston College. The Yellow Jackets recorded 36 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Boston College committed 20 fouls in this game which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.0%. In reference to shots from downtown, Georgia Tech buried 3 out of their 13 attempts (23.1%). Overall, the Yellow Jackets finished 21 for 53 from the field which had them at 39.6%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Boston College to knock down 18 out of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 27.3% in the game. They finished 13.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 of 29 and finished the contest at 13 out of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). In relation to rebounding, Georgia Tech allowed Boston College to pull down 32 in total (12 offensive).

Lamar Washington ended up being a major contributor for the Yellow Jackets in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 12 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for the matchup.

Georgia Tech has a record of 10-5 for the season. The Yellow Jackets are responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 69.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per contest (53rd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game. Georgia Tech has earned 1,139 points this year (75.9 per contest) and they average 40.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Yellow Jackets are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks them 175th in the nation.

The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 103rd in college in PPG given up with 70.1. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (20th in college). The Georgia Tech defense gives up 28.1% on shots from distance (117 of 416) and opponents are converting on 67.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.4 dimes and 35.7 boards every game, ranking them 194th and 251st in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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