The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5) travel to face off against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-7) on Tuesday, December 31st. This game will be played at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta and televised on ACCN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 2:30 ET.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

The Fighting Irish Are Coming Off A Win

Notre Dame improved to 7-5 on the season with a dominant 91-62 win over Le Moyne on Sunday. The Fighting Irish, who were -20.5 favorites, covered the spread, and the game’s total points of 153 went over the 143.5 O/U line.

Notre Dame took control early, leading 49-30 at halftime, and continued their strong play in the 2nd half, outscoring Le Moyne 42-32.

The Yellow Jackets Are Coming Off A Win

Georgia Tech improved to 6-7 on the season with a dominant 92-49 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets were -21.5 point favorites at home and covered the spread comfortably.

Tech jumped out to a 50-25 lead by halftime and continued to control the game, outscoring the Bulldogs 42-24 in the second half. The combined points of 141 fell short of the O/U line of 153.5.

Fighting Irish Offense Breakdown

Notre Dame put up 91 points in their last game, shooting 48.3% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 55.2%. They connected on 55.9% of their two-point attempts and 37.5% from beyond the arc, hitting 9 threes. At the free-throw line, they were 26-for-32, good for 81.2%.

The Irish grabbed 14 offensive rebounds and dished out 16 assists. Tae Davis led the way with 24 points and 6 rebounds, while Dwayne Koroma added 22 points and 8 rebounds, going 9-for-11 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from deep.

Yellow Jackets Offense Breakdown

Georgia Tech’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their latest game, putting up 92 points on 54.1% shooting from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 62.3%, thanks in part to their 47.6% shooting from beyond the arc, hitting 10 of 21 attempts. Inside the arc, they connected on 57.5% of their two-point shots.

The Yellow Jackets also excelled at the free-throw line, making 16 of 21 attempts for a 76.2% rate. They dished out 27 assists as a team, with Lance Terry leading the way with 22 points, including 5 made threes on 8 attempts. Javian McCollum added 18 points in just 15 minutes of action, hitting 3 of 6 from deep.

Fighting Irish Team Defense

Notre Dame’s defense gave up 62 points in their last game, allowing the opposing team to shoot 48% from the field, including 55% on two-point attempts (19/34). From beyond the arc, the opposition hit 9 of 24 three-pointers, good for 37%.

At the free-throw line, the other team went 26/32, converting 81% of their attempts. Notre Dame also allowed 14 offensive rebounds in the game.

Yellow Jackets Team Defense

Notre Dame’s defense gave up 62 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 48% from the field, hitting 28 of their 58 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 19 two-point baskets on 34 tries, a 55% shooting rate.

From three-point range, the opposing team went 9/24, shooting 37%. They also sent them to the free-throw line 32 times, where they converted 26 for 81%. Notre Dame allowed 14 offensive rebounds.

Fighting Irish vs Yellow Jackets Trends

• When looking at their past five road matchups, Notre Dame has an ATS record of 3-2 while averaging 64 per game. The team went 1-4 overall in these games.
• Across the Yellow Jackets last five home games, the team averaged 64 points per game while allowing 74. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 1-4, while going 0-5 straight-up.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Fighting Irish have a straight up record of 2-8 and an ATS mark of 6-3-1.
• Against the spread, the Yellow Jackets have put together 1-2 in their last three games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 3-0 straight up.

Fighting Irish vs Yellow Jackets Prediction

The Yellow Jackets is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 77-69. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Yellow Jackets at -1.5.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 144.5 and our model has the Fighting Irish and Yellow Jackets finishing with a combined 146 points. Our pick is to take the over.

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