Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech betting: College basketball preview for January 22

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-11, 2-6 ACC) are 5.5-point favorites as they try to stop a four-game losing streak when they host the Virginia Tech Hokies (8-10, 3-4 ACC) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Hank McCamish Pavilion. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The matchup’s over/under is 143.

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Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech betting lines

  • Georgia Tech moneyline odds to win: -234
  • Virginia Tech moneyline odds to win: +192
  • Spread: Georgia Tech (-5.5)
  • Total: 143

Georgia Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Georgia Tech has performed better at home, covering five times in 13 home games, and one time in five road games.
  • The Yellow Jackets have hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (46.2%) than road games (40%).

Recent trends

  • The Yellow Jackets have seen a decrease in scoring lately, racking up 73.3 points per game in their last 10 contests, 1.6 points fewer than the 74.9 they’ve scored this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Georgia Tech allow 73.9 points per game, the same as its season-long average.
  • The Yellow Jackets’ 7.6 made three-pointers per-game average over their last 10 games are less than the 7.7 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 36.5% compared to their season-long percentage of 34.0% from deep.

Georgia Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-13-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 1-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-11-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (229th in nation) 42.4 (121st) 34.1 (100th) 32.9 (282nd) 15.5 (85th) 11.6 (204th)

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Virginia Tech statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Virginia Tech was better at home (9-6-1) than away (2-9-0) last season.
  • Looking at the over/under, Hokies games went over seven of 16 times at home (43.8%) and seven of 11 on the road (63.6%) last season.
  • When moneyline underdogs last year, the Hokies won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than on the road (1-7).

Recent trends

  • The Hokies have performed better offensively over their past 10 games, averaging 71.9 points per contest, 1.5 more than their season average of 70.4.
  • Over its past 10 games, Virginia Tech is surrendering 74.4 points per game, 1.3 more points than its season average (73.1).
  • The Hokies are making 8.1 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.5 more than their average for the season (7.6). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (39.5%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (35.8%).

Virginia Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-11-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-9-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 2-3; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (196th in nation) 45.3 (285th) 30.5 (295th) 27.7 (23rd) 13.3 (222nd) 12.8 (296th)
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