The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-0) are off to a hot start and will try to stay unbeaten when they take on the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-1) at McCamish Pavilion. The game starts at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 22 and can be seen on ES3.
The Yellow Jackets come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, dismantling Green Bay 107-77 on Thursday. Nick Jacobs had a good outing, recording 12 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks for the Yellow Jackets. The Buccaneers are coming off an awful 86-51 loss at the hands of Villanova on Friday. T.J. Cromer led the team in scoring with 12 points.
Georgia Tech is a considerable 14-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 157 points. The Yellow Jackets have gone 3-0 Straight Up (SU) and 2-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Yellow Jackets come into the game with the fifth-ranked scoring offense in the nation, averaging 97.3 points per game. Teams have a tough time keeping Georgia Tech off of the offensive glass. They rank seventh in Division I in offensive rebounds. Georgia Tech is one of the most disciplined teams in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.12. As for the Georgia Tech defense, opponents have consistently had their shots rejected by the Yellow Jackets, ranking fifth in the country in blocks per game with 7.7.
On the other side, East Tennessee State has a SU record of 2-1 and an ATS record of 1-1. The Buccaneers rank 38th in the country in scoring, averaging 87.0 points per game. The Buccaneers convert their free throws at a high percentage, ranking third in the nation at .822.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these two. Their previous game was a Yellow Jackets victory, bumping their SU record to 1-0 over East Tennessee State.
Predictions: SU Winner – GaTech, ATS Winner – EastTn, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia Tech’s last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgia Tech’s last 8 games at home.
East Tennessee State averages 87.0 points per game (ranked 38th). Georgia Tech, on the other hand, allows 75.0 points per game (ranked 228th).
Ranked ninth, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have an offensive rating of 128.1. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers rank 200th with a defensive rating of just 101.6.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers average 76.0 possessions per game and 1.144 points per possession. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earn fewer possessions with 76.0, but they score more points with 1.281.
East Tennessee State has an average effective field goal percentage of 51.3%. Georgia Tech is undefeated (1-0) when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Georgia Tech attempts 22.0 three pointers and East Tennessee State attempts 23.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are undefeated at 2-0 while the East Tennessee State Buccaneers have a winning 2-1 record.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets rank seventh with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.12, while the East Tennessee State Buccaneers rank outside the top 100 (147th) with an A/TO of 1.10.
Georgia Tech, the 12th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 48.7 rebounds per game. East Tennessee State ranks 90th with 41.7.
East Tennessee State ranks 102nd in offensive rebounds, while Georgia Tech ranks at 53rd in defensive rebounds.
Georgia Tech averages a forced turnover percentage of 17.1% this season. When the East Tennessee State Buccaneers suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-1 record.
