Florida State vs. Georgia Tech betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 28

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-17, 2-13 ACC) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to break a six-game home losing streak when they host the Florida State Seminoles (14-14, 7-8 ACC) on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET. The matchup’s over/under is set at 160.

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Florida State vs. Georgia Tech betting lines

  • Florida State moneyline odds to win: -272
  • Georgia Tech moneyline odds to win: +216
  • Spread: Florida State (-5.5)
  • Total: 160

Florida State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Florida State has a worse record against the spread (9-7-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (7-2-0).
  • The Seminoles have eclipsed the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (43.8%) than road games (44.4%).

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Seminoles have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 75.1 points per contest over that stretch as opposed to the 79.7 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • Florida State’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (71.6) is 6.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (77.9).
  • During their past 10 contests, the Seminoles are making 1.3 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.9 compared to 10.2 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.7% compared to 31.9% season-long).

Florida State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-12-0 (Home: 9-7-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 10-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-15-0 (Home: 7-9-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-3 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-11 (Home: 0-5; Away: 4-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (308th in nation) 44.8 (213th) 32.5 (148th) 34.9 (347th) 14.1 (158th) 10.9 (179th)

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Georgia Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Georgia Tech has a lower winning percentage at home (.294, 5-12-0 record) than on the road (.778, 7-2-0).
  • Yellow Jackets games have gone above the over/under 58.8% of the time at home (10 of 17), and 66.7% of the time away (six of nine).
  • The Yellow Jackets’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-7), and away it is .111 (1-8).

Recent trends

  • While the Yellow Jackets are scoring 74.1 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, tallying 71.7 points per contest.
  • Georgia Tech is allowing 85.1 points per game in its past 10 games, which is 7.8 more points than it is allowing for the season (77.3).
  • The Yellow Jackets are sinking 7.2 threes per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.4 more than their average for the season (6.8). That said, they own a lower shooting percentage from downtown over their last 10 contests (35.3%) compared to their season average (35.5%).

Georgia Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-16-0 (Home: 5-12-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 7-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 7-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-11-0 (Home: 10-7-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 10-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-16 (Home: 0-7; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (224th in nation) 42.4 (79th) 33.8 (89th) 33.5 (321st) 15.9 (67th) 12.7 (323rd)
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