The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and NC State Wolfpack meet Saturday in college basketball action at the PNC Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Betting Preview
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are averaging 67.2 points on 41 percent shooting and allowing 71.1 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Miles Kelly is averaging 13.1 points and 3.1 rebounds, while Dallan Coleman is averaging 9.4 points and 2.8 rebounds. Jalon Moore is dishing 0.8 assists and Lance Terry is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent from the free throw line. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are allowing 30.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.2 rebounds per game.
The NC State Wolfpack Betting Preview
The NC State Wolfpack are averaging 79.9 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 69.8 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Terquavion Smith is averaging 19.1 points and 3.4 rebounds, while Jarkel Joiner is averaging 16.7 points and 4.5 rebounds. Casey Morsell is the third double-digit scorer and DJ Burns Jr. is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The NC State Wolfpack are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.3 percent from the free throw line. The NC State Wolfpack are allowing 30.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game.
Georgia Tech vs NC State Trends
The Yellow Jackets are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Wolfpack are 11-29-3 ATS in their last 43 home games and 7-25 ATS in their last 32 Saturday games. The under is 4-1-1 in Yellow Jackets last 6 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Wolfpack last 6 overall. The underdog is 19-6-2 ATS in the last 27 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are a bad team that’s getting worse, and that includes losing their last 5 games by an average of 20.6 points. The NC State Wolfpack win at home by an average of 17.1 points. Georgia Tech is 2-5 ATS on the road and is 0-5 ATS when an underdog of 7.5 or more points. Give me NC State in a home beat down.