Virginia at Georgia Tech odds, picks and prediction
The Virginia Cavaliers (13-3 overall, 9-1 ACC) visit the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-6 , 5-4) for a Wednesday evening ACC tilt at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Ga. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Virginia-Georgia Tech college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Virginia is No. 9 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Virginia at Georgia Tech:Odds, spread andlines
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- Money line : Virginia -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Georgia Tech +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Against the spread/ATS : Virginia -4.5 (-110) | Georgia Tech +4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under : 128.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Virginia at Georgia Tech: Three things to know
- UVA squeaked by Tech 64-62 Jan. 23. The taut contest in Charlottesville, Va., included just 15 turnovers (only six for the Yellow Jackets) and 13 total free throws. Georgia Tech went a robust 9-for-15 (60%) from 3-point range.
- GTU has gone 2-2 since that first meeting. Both wins were at McCamish Pavilion, where the Yellow Jackets are 8-2 this season (8-0 since Dec. 6). Georgia Tech has averaged 80.3 points per game over its last three at home.
- Virginia is coming off a 73-66 home win over Pitt Saturday. The Cavaliers went 12-for-24 from distance in that game and since Jan. 13 are shooting 45.6 % on an average of 24.1 3-point attempts per contest.
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Virginia at Georgia Tech: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Virginia 66, Georgia Tech 63
Money line (ML)
PASS on prices that well-bracket advantage plays for the bettor.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Yellow Jackets are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams with winning records.
Parts of the market (inexplicably?) opened this line at UVA -2.5. The Wahoos' last two road games were an ATS loss at Virginia Tech and a push at North Carolina State.
The Jackets chances in this game figure to be greatly influenced by their performance from distance and their ability to log some turnover-transition buckets. GTU is trending the right way in the former, and the two-possession cushion is just enough.
BACK THE YELLOW JACKETS +4.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
PASS on a well-made total for what figures as a low-tempo game.
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