Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACC Network

McCamish Pavilion is where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-15) will attempt to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (22-3) on Wednesday.

The Virginia Cavaliers played Ohio State and notched a win by a score of 70-66 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 12 and Ohio State recorded 22 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 14 attempts from 3-point land. Ohio State shot 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 6 of 9 shots. Additionally, Ohio State grabbed 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Ohio State dished out 7 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Virginia allowed their opponent to shoot 45.0% from the field on 27 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 22 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 68.8%. Virginia wrapped up the game with a 42.9% field goal percentage (21 of 49) and buried 6 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Malik Thomas is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away with 13 points on 4 of 10 shooting. He played 22 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Virginia comes into this one with a record of 22-3 this year. They turn it over 10.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Virginia is pulling in 41.6 boards per game and has racked up 417 assists so far this year, which is 69th in the country in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are hitting 35.4% from downtown (249 of 703) and 70.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.4 points per game (72nd in the nation) while going 46.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cavaliers have forced 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They rank 21st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 277 surrendered on the campaign. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.5% (578 of 1,462) and they surrender 32.4 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 29.8% on 3-point shots and they are 35th in college in points per game allowed (67.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-74 when they played Notre Dame. The Yellow Jackets recorded 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 21 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Notre Dame was called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 92.9%. In reference to 3-pointers, Georgia Tech converted 11 of 30 tries (36.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Yellow Jackets went 25 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Notre Dame to convert 29 out of 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.2% in this contest. They finished shooting 50.0% from distance by going 14 out of 28 and ended up going 17 of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). With respect to attacking the glass, Georgia Tech allowed Notre Dame to grab 33 in total (11 offensive).

Kowacie Reeves Jr. was important for the Yellow Jackets in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and tallied 1 rebound. He earned 16 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 11-15 this season. The Yellow Jackets commit 18.0 fouls per game and they hit 69.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per contest (64th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. Georgia Tech has totaled 1,937 points for the season (74.5 per game) and they pull in 37.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 214th in the nation.

The Yellow Jackets are ranked 248th in the country in PPG given up with 76.3. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (69th in Division 1). The Georgia Tech defense concedes 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (235 of 713) and their opponents are making 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.4 assists and 36.2 boards per game, which is ranked 267th and 287th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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