The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Drake Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Raider Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Drake Bulldogs prediction.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Recap
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets come into this game looking to rebound from a 75-61 loss at the hands of the Depaul Blue Demons last time out to sit at 5-2 this season.
Yellow Jackets Drop Back-To-Back Games
Kowacie Reeves Jr. leads the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 12.4 PPG along with 3.1 RPG while Mouhamed Sylla has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 10.4 RPG to lead the Yellow Jackets in rebounding by averaging a double-double per game. Baye Ndongo has 11.3 PPG with 8.5 RPG and 3 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Georgia Tech so far this season. Kam Craft has 8.7 PPG and Akai Fleming has 8.6 PPG with 2.1 RPG and Jaeden Mustaf has 8 PPG with 4 RPG and 3.4 APG. Lamar Washington has 7.6 PPG with 4.2 RPG and a team-high 4.6 APG to lead the Yellow Jackets in assists so far this season. As a team, Georgia Tech is averaging 71.1 PPG with 42.6% shooting from the field, 28.7% from three and 64.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will win
- Georgia Tech has won seven of its last eight Saturday games against non-Conference opponents.
- Drake has lost three of its last four games against non-Conference opponents.
Drake Bulldogs Recap
The Drake Bulldogs come into this game looking to bounce back from a 71-62 loss at the hands of LSU last time out to sit at 4-3 this season.
Bulldogs Have Two-Game Win Streak Snapped
Jalen Quinn leads Drake in scoring and assists with 15.6 PPG and 3.4 APG along with 4.7 RPG while Okku Federiko has 12.1 PPG with 7 RPG to lead the Bulldogs in rebounding so far this season. Jaehshon Thomas has 10.4 PPG with 2.4 RPG and Wilguens Jr. Exacte has 10.1 PPG with 6.7 RPG and 2.6 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Drake so far this season. Braden Appelhans also has 9.1 PPG as well this season for the Bulldogs. As a team, Drake is averaging 76.4 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three and 73.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Drake Bulldogs will win
- Drake has won each of its last 10 day games played at neutral venues.
- Georgia Tech has lost five of its last six games played at neutral venues.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Drake Bulldogs Prediction
I’m on Drake here. I just think that Drake still have a fair amount of talent and have covered in back-to-back games as underdogs. Georgia Tech just hasn’t impressed me up to this point and I think that Drake is live to at least cover if not win this game outright. Give me Drake and the points.