Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame Prediction 12-31-24 College Basketball Picks

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets meet Tuesday in college basketball action from McCamish Pavilion. Here’s a Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame pick.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Preview

The Irish managed a 4-0 start this season with wins over Stonehill, Buffalo, Georgetown, and North Dakota. The team would then fall to Elon, Rutgers, Houston, Creighton, and Georgia over the next five games. Notre Dame has since beaten Syracuse, Dartmouth, and Le Moyne in their last trio, resulting in a 7-5 start over the first dozen outings.

In the Le Moyne matchup last Sunday, the Irish came out of the gate with a dominant 49-30 edge in the first. Notre Dame closed on a 42-32 second half for a 91-62 blowout victory. Tae Davis led the team with 24 points and six rebounds in the win. Braeden Shrewsberry added 14 points with two rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Coming off the bench for a double-figure effort was Logan Imes, who notched 11 points, four assists, one rebound, and two steals in the sizable victory.

This year Shrewsberry is averaging 16.5 points per game with 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 12 appearances. Davis is in double-figures as well with 15.8 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game. Matt Allocco isn’t too far off the double-digit pace with his 9.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game this season.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Betting Preview

Over on the Georgia Tech side, they went just 2-3 in their first five games. The victories in that time were over West Georgia and Texas Southern alongside losses to North Florida, Georgia, and Cincinnati. Next came wins over Charleston Southern and Central Arkansas. The Yellow Jackets would fall to Oklahoma, North Carolina, Northwestern, and Duke over the next five.

On Saturday versus Alabama A&M, the Jackets didn’t have any issues. After a 50-25 lead in the second half, Georgia Tech hit a 42-24 run the rest of the way for a 92-49 victory. Leading the charge was Lance Terry with 22 points, three rebounds and two assists. Javian McCollum came off the bench for 18 points and two assists as well, and Jaeden Mustaf added 13 points with seven boards and six assists.

Terry is tops on the team so far this year, averaging 15.4 points per game alongside 2.8 rebounds. Baye Ndongo is second with 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds (a team-high) per game so far, and McCollum isn’t far off the pace with 10.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.

Why the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will win

• The home team has won each of Notre Dame’s last four games.
• Notre Dame has lost five of its last six away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Georgia Tech has won the first half in seven of its last eight day games at McCamish Pavilion against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will win

• Notre Dame has won each of its last five day games against Georgia Tech.
• Georgia Tech has lost each of its last four games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Notre Dame has won the first half in seven of its last eight games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame Prediction

I’ll probably just stay with the Irish. Notre Dame rolled right past a struggling Le Moyne team in their last game, shooting 48.3 percent from the field with a 45-27 rebounding advantage. The Irish have looked pretty good defensively over the last three games, holding opponents to fewer than 66 points in each of those outings. Norte Dame has given up some pretty big totals overall to good scoring teams this year, but Georgia Tech probably doesn’t fall into that category (despite the 92 points versus Alabama A&M and the 91 against UMBC).

Speaking of Georgia Tech, on Saturday they shot a smooth 54.1 percent from the floor and 47.6 percent (10-of-21) from outside against a struggling Bulldogs team. The Jackets rebounded well also (47) and had 27 team assists. The 19 turnovers (for 13 Alabama A&M points) were a cause for concern, though. Minus the UMBC and Alabama A&M games (both wins), Georgia Tech has posted 65 or fewer points in four losses since December began. Granted, they’ve played some tougher teams in that time. That said, I still like the Irish here.