NCAA Basketball Betting – ACC Tournament Picks -Yellow Jackets vs Hokies
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Thursday, March 10, 9:25 p.m. ET
NCAA basketball betting favorite: Virginia Tech -5
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If No. 24 Virginia Tech wants to stake its claim to a good seeding in March Madness, it better make short work of Georgia Tech in its ACC Tournament opener this Thursday. Considering the Hokies crushed Georgia Tech 102-77 less than a month ago, you’d think they might be more than a five-point favorite. Sure, Virginia Tech is a mediocre 4-6 on the road this season, but it’s also 4-1 in neutral-site games. So what gives?
Maybe the oddsmakers are concerned with Virginia Tech’s recent offensive drought. The Hokies dropped the 102 on Georgia Tech and 91 on Maryland in consecutive games but, since then, they’ve scored 64 or fewer points in four of their last five games, going 2-3 over that span. The Hokies stumble into the tournament on a two-game losing streak. They can’t really blame top scorer Malcolm Delaney for their troubles, as he’s scored at least 17 points in nine of his last 10 games. He just needs more support.
While Georgia Tech owns the far less impressive record at 13-17 compared to Virginia Tech’s 19-10, the Yellow Jackets enter the ACC tournament hotter, having won two straight games. Most recently, they took down a decent Miami team.
Still – bettors shouldn’t put too much stock into the Yellow Jackets’ short-lived success. This is still a pretty bad team. If you believe in a team like Kansas, you believe that shooting wins games. And Georgia Tech can’t shoot. The Yellow Jackets are 301st in the nation in field-goal percentage. Top shooter Glen Rice Jr. leads the team at 41 per cent (that’s not from three-point range).
Don’t overthink this bet. Virginia Tech isn’t playing great right now but it’s the much better team and it’s facing one of the country’s most horrifically bad shooting squads. The Hokies have won four of the last five against Georgia Tech and should make it five of six while covering the spread.
Trends:
Under is 7-2 in GATEC last 9 neutral site games.
GATEC are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
GATEC are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Thu. games.
Prediction: Virginia Tech 84, Georgia Tech 70
