SMU vs Georgia Tech Prediction 1/11/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the SMU Mustangs meet Saturday in college basketball action from Moody Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a SMU vs Georgia Tech Prediction.

Georgia Tech Recap

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets come into this game looking to bounce back from a 62-55 loss to Syracuse last time out to fall to 8-8 on the year. After this game, Georgia Tech will head home for a matchup with Clemson.

Yellow Jackets Looking For Rebound Performance

Lance Terry leads the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 15.8 PPG while Baye Ndongo has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Yellow Jackets in rebounding. Javian McCollum has 11.9 PPG with 3.3 APG and Naithan George has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 6.3 APG to lead the Yellow Jackets in the assist department as well this season. As a team, Georgia Tech is averaging 75.9 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 67.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will win

• Georgia Tech has won four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

SMU Recap

The SMU Mustangs come into this game looking for a bounce back of their own after an 82-67 loss to North Carolina last time out. After this game, SMU will head on the road to take on Virginia.

Mustangs Drop Back-To-Back Games

Boopie Miller leads the Mustangs in scoring and assists with 15.3 PPG and 5.7 APG while Chuck Harris has 11.8 PPG and Matt Cross has 10.9 PPG with a team-high 8.4 RPG to lead the Mustangs on the glass up to this point in the year. B.J. Edwards has 10 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.2 APG along with 2.2 SPG as well on the year to cap off the scoring in double figures for SMU so far this season. Samet Yigitoglu has 9.4 PPG with 6.6 RPG and Yohan Traore has 8.3 PPG with 4.7 RPG while Karlo Oquendo has 9.5 PPG with 2.9 RPG. As a team, SMU is averaging 84.1 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 37.1% from three and 73.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the SMU Mustangs will win

• SMU has won 10 of its last 11 day games at Moody Coliseum (Dallas) against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Five of Georgia Tech’s last six day games have produced a total of 149 or fewer points.
• Four of SMU’s last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Moody Coliseum (Dallas) have produced a total of 163+ points.

SMU vs Georgia Tech Prediction

I’m on SMU here. I just feel like the Mustangs are the better team. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that it was a bit alarming how badly the Mustangs got beat up by North Carolina while Georgia Tech took them down to the wire, but the Mustangs still play their best ball at home, and I’m not sold on this Georgia Tech team. When I back an underdog, conference play or not, I want a team that’s going to hit their free throws, put points on the board when the clock is stopped and not leave points at the table. In conference play, Georgia Tech is the worst free throw shooting team in the conference, hitting just 62.9% from the foul line this season. I think that SMU does enough and takes advantage of a bad Georgia Tech team to snag the win and cover at home in this one.