Georgia Tech vs West Georgia Prediction 11-6-24 College Basketball Picks
West Georgia (0-1) vs. Georgia Tech (0-0)
November 6, 2024 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Georgia Tech -23.5; Over/Under: +150.5
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The West Georgia Wolves and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the McCamish Pavilion. Here’s a Georgia Tech vs West Georgia Prediction. This article will include a Georgia Tech vs West Georgia Pick.
West Georgia Wolves Betting Preview
The West Georgia Wolves lost to Mississippi State, and they play Tennessee Tech and USF next. The West Georgia Wolves are averaging 60 points on 38.9 percent shooting and allowing 95 points on 55.4 percent shooting. Tamaury Releford is averaging 16 points and 3 rebounds, while Kolten Griffin is averaging 13 points and 1 assist. Shelton Williams-Dryden is grabbing 10 rebounds and Tauris Watson is grabbing 2 rebounds. The West Georgia Wolves are shooting 21.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free-throw line. The West Georgia Wolves are allowing 46.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30 rebounds per game.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Betting Preview
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets play North Florida and Texas Southern next. Georgia Tech won 14 games last season and entered the second year under coach Damon Stoudamire.
Baye Ndongo returns after averaging 12.4 points and 8.2 rebounds, while Naithan George averaged 9.8 points and 4.7 assists. Kowacie Reeves Jr. averaged 3.9 rebounds per game and Emmer Nichols played in 4 minutes last season. Georgia Tech says goodbye to its top player Miles Kelly, but returns 3 of its top 4 scorers overall. Georgia Tech also landed a decent recruiting class while snagging Javian McCollum from Oklahoma, Ryan Mutombo from Georgetown and Luke O’Brien from Colorado. Georgia Tech should push for more than 15 wins for the first time since the 2020-21 season.
Why the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will win
- Georgia Tech has won 13 of its last 14 games against non-conference opponents at McCamish Pavilion.
- Georgia Tech has won the first half in six of its last seven games against non-conference opponents at McCamish Pavilion.
Matchup/League Facts
- West Georgia ranks T331st among Division 1 teams for opponent steals per game this season (17.0).
Georgia Tech vs West Georgia Prediction
West Georgia has the benefit of getting a game under its belt to knock the rust off, but it looked awful, so I’m not sure how much that means. Georgia Tech returns the bulk of its core with three of its top four scorers and that should lead to a quick start. The chemistry is there and if the Yellow Jackets are going to make a splash in the ACC, these are games they need to win. Give me Georgia Tech in a home beatdown.