The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-13) will try to put an end to their eight-game skid when they match up with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12-11) at McCamish Pavilion. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and can be seen on EFC and ES3.
The Yellow Jackets are hoping to rebound after their 75-68 loss to Miami (FL) on Sunday. Adam Smith had a solid performance, contributing 14 points, five assists, and four rebounds for Georgia Tech. The Demon Deacons are coming off a deflating 91-71 loss to Florida State on Saturday. Codi Miller-McIntyre played well for Wake Forest, accumulating 12 points, seven assists, and four rebounds.
The Yellow Jackets should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. They rank 14th in the nation at avoiding errors (TO% of 15.2%). Meanwhile, Wake Forest forces the 13th-fewest turnovers in the nation (15.0%).
The Yellow Jackets have gone 12-11 Straight Up (SU) and 12-8-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 2-6-2 ATS over their last 10 games. Georgia Tech has averaged 69.5 points per game over the last 10 games, lower than its season average of 75.6. The rebounding edge goes to the Yellow Jackets in this matchup, who are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 40.3 boards per game. Georgia Tech is one of the most disciplined teams in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.40. The Yellow Jackets will be looking to pick it up in this one after recent defensive struggles. The Yellow Jackets have given up an average of 82.5 points to opponents in their last 10 games, well over their defense’s season average of 72.0 PPG. The Yellow Jackets prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking 37th in the nation with 135 total three-pointers allowed (5.0 per game).
On the other side, Wake Forest has a SU record of 10-13 and an ATS record of 7-13-2.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these conference foes. Their previous game was a Yellow Jackets victory, bumping their SU record to 7-3 over Wake Forest in their most recent meetings. The Yellow Jackets also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 7-3. Georgia Tech held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers two times in the last five matchups. On the other side of the court, Wake Forest never accomplished this feat in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – GaTech, ATS Winner – GaTech
Notes
“Georgia Tech is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games “.
“Georgia Tech is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home”.
“Georgia Tech is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home”.
“Georgia Tech is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home”.
“Georgia Tech is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Wake Forest”.
“Georgia Tech is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Wake Forest”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia Tech’s last 6 games when playing Wake Forest”.
“Georgia Tech is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wake Forest”.
“Georgia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wake Forest”.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Wake Forest Demon Deacons both hold losing records against teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia Tech sits at 2-8 in these matchups and Wake Forest has a 1-10 record.
Wake Forest lost its last game by a 20-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Georgia Tech is 2-0. Wake Forest is 0-4 in blowouts this season.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons average 70.9 possessions per game and 1.040 points per possession. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earn fewer possessions with 67.5, but they score more points with 1.120.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets average an effective field goal percentage of 49.5% this season. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have an underachieving record of 3-9 when opponents have an eFG% of 49.5% or greater.
On average, Georgia Tech attempts 17.0 three pointers and Wake Forest attempts 19.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are 3-2 while the Wake Forest Demon Deacons have a winning 7-4 record.
Georgia Tech ranks 83rd in blocks per game with 4.3 and Wake Forest ranks 74th with 4.4 blocks per game.
Georgia Tech is one of the best teams in the country when it comes to offensive rebounds, ranking 23rd. Wake Forest ranks just 157th in defensive rebounds.
Georgia Tech records 4.7 steals per game. Wake Forest is 10-13 when giving up at least 4 steals.
