GAME:  #641 Georgia Tech vs #642 Duke
TIME:    1/26/2021 – 9:00p EST
SPREAD:   Duke -6.5
TOTAL:      139

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4, 3-2) have an ACC road game against the Duke Blue Devils (5-5, 3-3) at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina on Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST. Georgia Tech lost at Virginia 62-64 in its last outing and Duke lost its 3rd straight ACC game at Louisville by a score of 65-70. These teams met twice last season when Duke won both games by scores of 66-53 and 64-73. Duke looks for its 10th straight win in the head-to-head series over Georgia Tech. 

GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are averaging 78 points per game on 47% field goal shooting as well as 8.9 threes on 38% three-point shooting on offense.  The Yellow Jackets are allowing 71 points per game 45% field goal shooting while forcing 15.8 turnovers and adding 5.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game on the defensive end.  Georgia Tech has four players averaging double-digits led by Jose Alvarado with 17.4 points per game and Moses Wright with 17 points per game. Georgia Tech’s Alvarado has attempted 54 3-pointers and connected on 42% of them.

DUKE BLUE DEVILS

The Duke Blue Devils are averaging 73 points per game on 44% field-goal shooting along with eight 3-pointers on 33% three-point shooting on offense. The Blue Devils are allowing 72 points per game on 46% field goal shooting while letting opponents shoot 37% from three-point land.  Duke is forcing 13.7 turnovers and adding 8.5 steals at 4.3 blocks per game on defense. The Blue Devils are led by Matthew Hurt who’s averaging 19.4 points per game.

TRENDS

GEORGIA TECH

• The Yellow Jackets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
• The Yellow Jackets are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS win.
• Over is 5-1-1 in the Yellow Jackets’ last 7 games as a road underdog.
• Yellow Jackets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.

DUKE

• The Blue Devils are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Blue Devils are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS loss.
• The Blue Devils are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite.
• The Blue Devils are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Road team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
• The favorite is 23-10 ATS in the last 33 meetings.

GEORGIA TECH vs DUKE PREDICTION PICK

Duke has been a major disappointment this season and you can blame most of that on the fact this team is young and inexperienced. Georgia Tech is led by senior leadership while Duke has been fueled heavily by freshmen this year. Duke has a lot of talent but unless they have a tremendous shooting performance from beyond the arc they have little chance of beating any decent team. Georgia Tech is highly underrated this season but they will start showing up on the radar soon. Georgia Tech has committed a turnover on just 16% of its possessions this season, which is the second-lowest rate among all ACC teams. Georgia Tech played Duke close in both contests last season and Duke is much worse while Georgia Tech is much better. Duke’s only chance of winning and covering in this game is if they play their best game of the season and Georgia Tech plays their worst. The Bookie is taking the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to cover the spread and possibly win outright. 

BETTING ANGLES:

The Bookie:         G. Tech +6.5 / Over 139
Fade the Public:  G. Tech / Under
Sharp Action:      Duke / Under