Virginia Tech vs Georgia Tech College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/23/21

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Virginia Tech Hokies meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Cassell Coliseum.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are averaging 75.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 70.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting. Jose Alvarado is averaging 18.1 points and 3.5 rebounds while Moses Wright is averaging 16.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. Michael Devoe is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Usher is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.5 rebounds per game.

The Virginia Tech Hokies look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Virginia Tech Hokies are averaging 72.5 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 65.6 points on 42 percent shooting. Keve Aluma is averaging 15.5 points and seven rebounds while Jalen Cone is averaging 12.9 points and one assist. Nahiem Alleyne is the third double-digit scorer and Tyrece Radford is dishing two assists. The Virginia Tech Hokies are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.9 percent from the free throw line. The Virginia Tech Hokies are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.

The Yellow Jackets are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 road games. The Hokies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games. The over is 5-2-1 in Yellow Jackets last 8 overall. The under is 5-2 in Hokies last 7 overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are playing decent basketball, but Virginia Tech is on another level right now and usually beats the snot out of teams at home. The Virginia Tech Hokies win at home this season by an average of 11.1 points while shooting 45.5 percent from the field. I just trust Virginia Tech more in this spot due to the better offense. I’ll lay the bucket.