The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-7) travel to face off against the Syracuse Orange (6-8) on Tuesday, January 7th. This game will be played at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse and televised on ACCN. Georgia Tech is coming off a win in their previous game, while Syracuse is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Florida State. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Syracuse Orange

The Yellow Jackets Are Coming Off A Win

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Recent Game/Games

Georgia Tech improved to 8-7 on the season with an 85-64 win over Boston College on Saturday. Playing at home, the Yellow Jackets entered as -7.5 favorites and covered the spread. The combined score of 149 points went over the pre-game O/U line of 146.5.

Tech took control early, leading 44-31 at halftime. They continued their strong play in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 41-33 to seal the win.

The Orange Are Coming Off A Win

Syracuse dropped to 6-8 on the season after a 90-74 road loss to Florida State on Saturday. The Orange entered the game as +8.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread.

After trailing 36-34 at halftime, Syracuse allowed 54 points in the 2nd half while scoring 40. The total points for the game reached 164, going over the pre-game O/U line of 155.5.

Yellow Jackets Offense Breakdown

Georgia Tech’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 85 points on 58.5% shooting from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 66%, thanks in part to their 63.9% shooting on two-pointers and 47.1% from beyond the arc, hitting 8 of 17 threes.

Javian McCollum and Lance Terry each scored 20 points, with McCollum shooting 66.7% from the field. Duncan Powell was efficient as well, hitting 4 of 5 shots, including 3 of 4 from three-point range. The Yellow Jackets dished out 19 assists, but struggled at the free-throw line, making just 15 of 27 attempts (55.6%) and grabbing only 4 offensive rebounds.

Orange Offense Breakdown

Syracuse put up 74 points in their last game, shooting 44.1% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc, hitting 10 threes. Their effective field goal percentage was 52.5%, and they connected on 70.6% of their free throws, going 12-for-17 from the line.

Chris Bell and Daquan Davis each scored 18 points, with Bell hitting all 4 of his three-point attempts. Donnie Freeman and Taylor Bol Bowen both recorded double-doubles, with Freeman grabbing 10 rebounds and Bowen adding 10 boards and 3 assists.

Yellow Jackets Team Defense

Georgia Tech’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 64 points while allowing the opposing team to shoot 58% from the field. The Yellow Jackets couldn’t contain the inside game, as their opponent hit 63% of their two-point attempts, going 23/36.

From beyond the arc, Georgia Tech allowed 8 threes on 17 attempts, a 47% shooting performance. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 27 times, where they converted 15 for 55%. On the glass, Georgia Tech gave up just 4 offensive rebounds.

Orange Team Defense

Georgia Tech’s defense gave up 64 points, allowing the opponent to shoot 58% from the field, including 63% on two-point attempts (23/36). From beyond the arc, the opponent hit 8 of 17 threes, shooting 47%.

Despite sending the opponent to the line 27 times, Georgia Tech limited the damage with the opponent making just 15 free throws (55%). The Yellow Jackets also controlled the boards, allowing only 4 offensive rebounds.

Yellow Jackets vs Orange Trends

• Through their last five road contests, the Yellow Jackets offense has averaged 64 points per game while allowing an average of 74. Georgia Tech posted an overall record of 0-5 while going 1-4 ATS.
• Although Syracuse has a straight up record of 2-8 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 3-6-1. The team averaged 73 points per game in these games.
• The last three games that Georgia Tech was the underdog, they have an ATS mark of 1-2 while going 0-3 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Orange have an ATS record of 2-1 in their last three games. In these matchups, their straight up record was 3-0.

Yellow Jackets vs Orange Prediction

Not only do we have the Orange winning this one by a score of 77-69, but we see them covering the spread. Our pick is to grab the Orange at -1.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 156 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the under.

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