Wednesday’s game features the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-6) and the UMBC Retrievers (7-5) clashing at Hank McCamish Pavilion in what is expected to be a one-sided matchup, with a projected 81-70 victory for heavily favored Georgia Tech according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 7:30 PM ET on December 18.

According to our computer prediction, UMBC projects to cover the 12.5-point spread in its matchup against Georgia Tech. The over/under has been set at 158.5, and the two sides are projected to go under that total.

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Georgia Tech vs. UMBC Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Atlanta, Georgia
• Venue: Hank McCamish Pavilion
• Line: Georgia Tech -12.5
• Point total: 158.5
• Moneyline (to win): Georgia Tech -952, UMBC +610

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Georgia Tech vs. UMBC Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Georgia Tech 81, UMBC 70

Spread & Total Prediction for Georgia Tech vs. UMBC

• Pick ATS: UMBC (+12.5)
• Pick OU: Under (158.5)

Georgia Tech is 3-7-0 against the spread this season compared to UMBC’s 4-5-0 ATS record. The Yellow Jackets have hit the over in four games, while Retrievers games have gone over five times. The teams put up 158.1 points per game combined, 0.4 less than this matchup’s total.

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Georgia Tech Performance Insights

• The Yellow Jackets outscore opponents by 1.3 points per game (scoring 75.0 points per game to rank 203rd in college basketball while allowing 73.7 per outing to rank 251st in college basketball) and have a +13 scoring differential overall.
• Georgia Tech comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.6 boards. It is recording 35.8 rebounds per game (66th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 33.2 per outing.
• Georgia Tech makes 7.8 three-pointers per game (190th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.9. It shoots 31.5% from deep while its opponents hit 34.3% from long range.
• The Yellow Jackets’ 92.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 253rd in college basketball, and the 91.0 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 194th in college basketball.
• Georgia Tech has committed 10.7 turnovers per game (103rd in college basketball play) while forcing 10.2 (311th in college basketball).

UMBC Performance Insights

• The Retrievers are outscoring opponents by 9.8 points per game, with a +118 scoring differential overall. They put up 83.1 points per game (45th in college basketball) and give up 73.3 per contest (234th in college basketball).
• UMBC pulls down 33.3 rebounds per game (178th in college basketball) while allowing 35.2 per outing to opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.9 boards per game.
• UMBC hits 9.4 three-pointers per game (65th in college basketball) at a 39.2% rate (24th in college basketball), compared to the 6.5 per game its opponents make, at a 30.8% rate.
• UMBC has won the turnover battle by 2.3 per game, committing 11.0 (128th in college basketball) while forcing 13.3 (100th in college basketball).

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