Syracuse Orange at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Free Pick - Odds - Point Spread Prediction
Date:
February 19, 6:30 pm
Location:
Hank McCarmish Pavilion
TV:
ESPNU
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Syracuse -2
Total:
135.5
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets host the Syracuse Orange in an ACC game that will take place at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia at 6:30 PM ET. The Oreange have opened on the NCAA betting board as a -2 road favorite over the Yellow Jackets. The total line for this game is offered at 135.5 points.
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Syracuse is coming off a 76-72 OT loss to a ranked Louisville team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 3-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 148, which was over the closing line of 140.5. The Orange have failed to cover the spread in their last two games after doing so in five straight games and in their last nine games they have an over/under record of 0-8-1. Syracuse has lost two straight games after winning five in a row.
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Georgia Tech is coming off a 70-61 loss to Miami in their last game where they covered the spread as a 10.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 131, which was over the closing line of 126.5. The Yellow Jackets have covered the spread in their last two games and in three of their last four games that have had a posted line the total has gone over.
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Offensively, Syracuse is putting up 76.5 points per game on a 46% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Orange are allowing 70.3 points per game on a 42.2% FG average.
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Georgia Tech is putting up 67.8 points per game on a 43% FG average. On defense the Yellow Jackets are allowing 66.7 points per game on a 39.9% FG average.
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Last season in the lone match up between these teams, which was at Syracuse, the Orange beat the Yellow Jackets 60-57.
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Syracuse Orange at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Betting Trends<br />
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Syracuse is 5-2 against the spread in their last 7 games overall.
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The Orange are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10 road games.
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The game total has gone over in 4 of Syracuse’s last 6 games against Georgia Tech.
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Georgia Tech is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 games against Syracuse.
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The Yellow Jackets are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games against the Orange.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Syracuse and Georgia Tech have the public leaning to the visiting Orange minus the 2 points with 64% of the public. The over/under bettors are thinking this game will go over the posted total line of 135.5 with just over 55% on board.
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Syracuse Orange at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction
Syracuse has played OK in recent games despite losing their last two extending Louisville to overime before falling by four and losing on the road to a suddenly hot Pittsburgh team by five. On the road has been a problem for the Orange with an embarrasing 2-8 record including 2-6 in true road games. Georgia Texh comes into this game losers of three of five, however the three losses were on the road and their road record is directr mirror of Syracuse going 2-8. At home is a different story. The Yellow Jackets have won 13 of 16 games and have won 5 of their 6 conference home games. The five victories include wins over top level ACC opponents in Florida State, Notre Dame and North Carolina.
Free Pick:
Take the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +2
