The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-15) travel to face off against the Duke Blue Devils (28-3) on Thursday, March 13th. This game will be played at Spectrum Center in Charlotte and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 12:00 ET.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Duke Blue Devils

The Yellow Jackets Are Coming Off A Win

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Recent Game/Games

Georgia Tech improved to 17-15 on the season with a 66-60 home win over Virginia on Wednesday, March 12th. The Yellow Jackets were -1 favorites and covered the spread with the victory. The total points for the game were 126, just under the O/U line of 129.5.

After a 25-25 tie at halftime, Georgia Tech outscored Virginia 41-35 in the second half to secure the win.

The Blue Devils Are Coming Off A Win

Duke improved to 28-3 on the season with an 82-69 win over North Carolina on Saturday. The Blue Devils, who were -9.5 favorites, covered the spread in the victory.

Leading 43-42 at halftime, Duke’s defense stepped up in the 2nd half, holding UNC to 27 points while scoring 39. The game’s total points of 151 fell short of the 160.5 O/U line.

Yellow Jackets Offense Breakdown

Georgia Tech put up 66 points in their last game, shooting 46.2% from the field. They struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 2 of 9 attempts for a 22.2% rate, while their overall effective field goal percentage was 48.1%.

At the free-throw line, the Yellow Jackets connected on 18 of 23 attempts, good for 78.3%. They also grabbed 11 offensive rebounds and dished out 10 assists in the game.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 82 points with a field goal percentage of 56.4% (31/55) and an effective field goal percentage of 65.5%. They were strong from beyond the arc, hitting 47.4% of their threes (9/19), and they excelled at the free-throw line, shooting 84.6% (11/13).

Inside the arc, Duke shot 61.1% (22/36), and they dished out 14 assists. RJ Davis led the way with 20 points, hitting 4 threes at 44.4%, while Kon Knueppel added 17 points, shooting 70.0% overall and 50.0% from deep. Sion James was efficient, shooting 75.0% from the field and grabbing 8 rebounds, while Cooper Flagg contributed 15 points and 9 boards.

Yellow Jackets Team Defense

Despite Georgia Tech’s defense allowing 60 points, they held their opponent to just 2 made three-pointers on 9 attempts, a 22% shooting performance from beyond the arc. However, the Yellow Jackets gave up 22 two-point field goals on 43 attempts, with their opponent shooting 51% from inside the arc.

Georgia Tech sent their opponent to the free-throw line 23 times, where they converted 18 of those attempts, shooting 78% from the line. The Yellow Jackets also allowed 11 offensive rebounds in the game.

Blue Devils Team Defense

Despite Georgia Tech’s defense allowing 60 points, they held their opponent to just 2 made three-pointers on 9 attempts, a 22% shooting rate from beyond the arc. However, the Yellow Jackets gave up 24 field goals overall, with their opponent shooting 46% from the field.

Inside the arc, Georgia Tech’s opponent connected on 22 of 43 two-point attempts, shooting 51%. The Yellow Jackets also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 23 times, where they made 18 free throws, a 78% success rate.

Yellow Jackets vs Blue Devils Trends

• Across the Yellow Jackets last three road games, the team averaged 56 points per game while allowing 68. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 1-2, while going 1-2 straight-up.
• Through their last ten home games, Duke has an ATS record of just 8-2. However, their overall record was 9-1 while averaging 84 points per game.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, Georgia Tech has an ATS mark of 5-5 while going 4-6 straight up.
• Through their last three games as the favorite, the Blue Devils have an ATS record of 3-0 and a straight up mark of 3-0.

Yellow Jackets vs Blue Devils Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Blue Devils vs. Blue Devils game, we suggest taking the Blue Devils at -22.5. Even though our predictions have the Blue Devils winning 76-70, we see the Yellow Jackets as the better choice on the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 143.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the over.

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