Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Duke Blue Devils: NCAA Prediction

Please. This is the ACC where toward the final half of the season any team always has a chance against any other team, especially when that team is as talented up front as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Sure, Duke could win this one by 20, and it will almost certainly be decided at the 3 point line, where, despite their size down low, the Blue Devils continue to make or break their living.

The Yellow Jackets have just 5 losses this season, and not one single loss has been decided by more than 7 points. The Yellow Jackets already beat Duke once this season, so those Blue Devil head trips aren’t going to be too much of a factor. Playing at Cameron Indoor should swing the odds into the Blue Devils favor, sure, but Duke isn’t that kind of dominating team, and G-Tech plays their best ball against their best opponents.

The Yellow Jackets have five losses this season, one to Dayton, 2 against Florida State, one against Georgia and one against Virginia. Now Georgia is better than their current unranked situation insists, and Florida State is solid too, but those five losses have one thing in common, not one of those teams is currently ranked.

They can be lackadaisical at times, not doubt about that, but when it comes to bigs dominating down low and creating a consistent attack against any opponent, there’s not many teams that have much on the Yellow Jackets. Gani Lawai and Derrick Favors are beasts on the block, and I see them giving Duke plenty of trouble. Duke is up and they are down, they are how they shoot – but the bet has to be one the Yellow Jackets and their toughness on the glass.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+13) @ Duke Blue Devils