The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-12) travel to face off against the Virginia Cavaliers (11-12) on Saturday, February 8th. This game will be played at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville and televised on CW. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 5:30 ET.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Cavaliers

The Yellow Jackets Are Coming Off A Win

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Recent Game/Games

The Yellow Jackets improved to 11-12 on the season after an 89-86 road win over Clemson on Tuesday. Georgia Tech entered the game as +12.5 point underdogs and not only pulled off the upset but also covered the spread.

After trailing 34-33 at halftime, Georgia Tech outscored Clemson 31-30 in the second half. The game’s total points of 175 exceeded the O/U line of 139.5.

The Cavaliers Are Coming Off A Win

Virginia Cavaliers Recent Game/Games

Virginia improved to 11-12 on the season with a 73-57 road win over Pittsburgh on Monday. The Cavaliers, who were +13 point underdogs, not only pulled off the upset but also covered the spread.

Virginia took control early, leading 34-19 at halftime. They scored 39 points in the 2nd half while allowing 38. The game’s total points were 130, just under the 130.5 O/U line.

Yellow Jackets Offense Breakdown

Georgia Tech put up 89 points in their last game, shooting 42.2% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 45.8%, with a 50.9% success rate on two-point attempts. However, they struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 25% of their threes, and their free-throw shooting was even worse at 48%.

Chase Hunter and Naithan George each scored 28 points, with Hunter adding 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Ian Schieffelin contributed 23 points, shooting 60% from the field and 50% from three. Baye Ndongo grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds, while Georgia Tech collected 24 offensive boards as a team, finishing with just 9 assists.

Cavaliers Offense Breakdown

Virginia’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 73 points with a 56% shooting performance from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 66%, thanks to hitting 45.5% from three-point range (10/22) and 64.3% on two-point attempts (18/28).

Dai Dai Ames led the way, scoring 27 points on 11/16 shooting, including 3/6 from beyond the arc. Ishmael Leggett added 17 points, shooting 7/11 from the field. Virginia also dished out 20 assists in the game.

Yellow Jackets Team Defense

Despite Georgia Tech’s defensive efforts, they gave up 86 points in their last game, with opponents shooting 36% from the field. The Yellow Jackets allowed 28 field goals on 77 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Georgia Tech’s defense saw their opponents hit 12 threes on 37 attempts, a 32% rate. They also sent the opposing team to the line 21 times, where they converted 18 free throws at an 85% clip.

Cavaliers Team Defense

Even though Georgia Tech gave up 86 points, they held the opposing team to just 36% shooting from the field. The Yellow Jackets limited their opponents to 40% shooting on two-point attempts, with the other team making 16 of 40 shots.

From beyond the arc, Georgia Tech’s defense allowed 12 threes on 37 attempts, a 32% shooting performance. The other team also went to the line 21 times, converting 18 free throws for an 85% success rate. Georgia Tech gave up 16 offensive rebounds in the game.

Yellow Jackets vs Cavaliers Trends

• In their last five games away from home, the Yellow Jackets have a straight up record of 1-4 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 72 points per game in these contests.
• Across their last three home contests, Virginia has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-0. Their overall mark in these games was 2-1, while averaging 74 points per game.
• Through their last five games as the betting underdog, the Yellow Jackets have a strong record vs the spread going 3-2. Their straight up mark in these contests is 2-3.
• The Cavaliers have played well in their last three games as the betting favorite, going 2-1 straight up and 2-1 against the spread.

Yellow Jackets vs Cavaliers Prediction

We’re putting our money on the Cavaliers to win, and have the projected score sitting at 77-69. We also like them to cover the spread, so our recommendation is to bet on the Cavaliers at -1.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 131.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the over.

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