Georgia Tech vs. Duke Betting Odds

Written by:
Carrie Stroup
Published on:
Feb/04/2015
Georgia Tech vs. Duke Betting Odds

Carrie Stroup here with your Georgia Tech vs. Duke betting odds courtesy of Sportsbook.ag.

Sportsbook.ag Line: Duke -17.5, Total: 137.5 (place your 1st bet, get your 2nd bet free)

No. 4 Duke looks to improve its mediocre ACC record with a win in Durham over Georgia Tech on Wednesday.

January wasn’t kind to the Yellow Jackets as the team went 1-9 SU thanks to a miserable start in conference play. However,  Georgia Tech was  5-3-1 ATS in those games. The team’s problem is that it is lousy offensively, shooting under 40% from the field in four of its past five contests.

No. 4 Duke has now won-and-covered in four of its past five games after a 69-63 victory as six-point road underdogs against No. 3 Virginia. Duke trailed for a majority of that game, but a 16-5 run propelled the team to its huge conference victory. While the Yellow Jackets struggle offensively, the Blue Devils are one of the best teams in the nation on that side of the ball. They’ve shot over 45% from the field in each of their past five games and it’s likely they’ll do so again against an under matched Georgia Tech team.

Duke has won-and-covered in three straight games against Georgia Tech, and the team hasn’t lost to the Yellow Jackets SU since Jan. 9, 2010. The last time Duke lost to Georgia Tech at Cameron Indoor Stadium was Mar. 3, 2004. The Blue Devils have won-and-covered in each of their past five games against the Yellow Jackets in Durham.

Duke is 10-1 SU and 7-4 ATS when coming off of an ATS win this season. It is, however, just 3-6 ATS this season when playing on three or more days rest. The Yellow Jackets, meanwhile, are 7-3-1 ATS as an underdog this season. Both teams are healthy for this game, so injuries likely won’t affect the outcome of this game.

The Yellow Jackets are really struggling and their offense has been one of the biggest reasons for that. Georgia Tech is averaging just 64.6 PPG (250th in NCAA) on 41.3% shooting (274th in NCAA) and it will need to score the ball on Wednesday or Duke will run the team out of the gym. Defensively the team is solid, allowing just 63.8 PPG (109th in NCAA), but this Blue Devils offense is a whole different animal.

The success of Georgia Tech in this game will be heavily reliant on the play of F Marcus Georges-Hunt (14.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG). Georges-Hunt is excellent around the basket and thrives in his ability to take the ball to the rim. He’s now scored 20+ points in each of his past three games and is rebounding well too, averaging 7.3 RPG in those contests. He’ll need to continue to attack the basket and not settle for outside jumpers, as he is not nearly as good of a shooter as he likes to think he is (21% 3PT).

F Charles Mitchell (10.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG) is this team’s second-most reliable scorer and the Maryland transfer will need to be on his game against Duke on Wednesday. Mitchell had 18 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes against NC State on Saturday, which was his first double-digit scoring performance in three games. He can get very complacent at times and the team will need him to be aggressive or it has no chance of pulling off this upset.

C Demarco Cox (8.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG) has played well in the past two games, averaging 11.0 PPG and 8.5 RPG in those contests. The undersized center must be disciplined defensively, as a matchup with Duke C Jahlil Okafor (18.3 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 1.5 BPG) will be by far his toughest of the season.

G Travis Jorgenson (3.7 PPG, 3.1 APG) has seen a huge increase in minutes recently, averaging 27.5 MPG over the past two games. Jorgenson will see a lot of time matched up against Blue Devils G Tyus Jones (11.2 PPG, 4.9 APG) and he must keep him off of the free throw line, as Jones will not miss from there very often (89% FT).

Duke seemed completely out of it in its matchup with Virginia on Saturday, but the team rallied back behind some sharp outside shooting late in the game. The Blue Devils are an offensive juggernaut this season, scoring 80.6 PPG (11th in NCAA) on 49.7% shooting (7th in NCAA). They move the ball extremely well, as evidenced by their 15.3 APG (33rd in NCAA), and have a good balance between guard and post play.

C Jahlil Okafor is the guy this offense runs through. Okafor has the best combination of size and skill that the NCAA has seen since Anthony Davis was playing at Kentucky. He had 10 points (5-for-7 FG) and nine rebounds in 35 minutes against Virginia and 22 points and 17 rebounds in the game before against Notre Dame. He should really dominate this Georgia Tech team, as it does not have anybody his size in the starting lineup.

The guy that really brought Duke back against Virginia was G Quinn Cook (14.4 PPG, 2.7 APG, 1.2 SPG). Cook had 15 points in the game and was deadly from the outside (3-for-4 3PT), which he has been all season (40% 3PT). Cook is the perfect type of player to play off of Okafor, as he thrives when shooting out of Okafor’s double teams.

Tyus Jones has been magnificent running the show for this team in his first year in Durham. He had 17 points, four rebounds and four assists against Virginia, including the dagger he hit from three to put the Blue Devils up six points with just over 10 seconds remaining. The Yellow Jackets are very weak at the point guard position and Jones should be able to give Duke a huge boost with his play there.

- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter

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