College basketball Saturday and we will see the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. The game has a start time of 2:30 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on the ACC Network. Current Vegas odds have Notre Dame listed as 12 point favorites.
Analysis: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets come in having won 5 of their last 6 games to put their season record at 9-3 overall, which includes a 1-1 mark in true road games. The Jackets are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. SMU has been a decent, ranking 108th in scoring (71.5 ppg), 36th in shooting (47.9%) and 82nd in 3 point shooting (36.8%) and 25th in FT shooting (74.5%). Defensively the Mustangs have been very solid, as they come in ranked 68th in points allowed (60.7 ppg), 24th in defensive FG% (37.4%) and 94th in 3 point defense (31.0%).
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have gotten off to a very nice start this year as they currently have a 13-1 record, including am 11-0 mark at home. The Irish were not ranked to begin the year, but are currently ranked 13th in the polls. Notre Dame is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a SU win of more than 20 points, but just 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 vs. Atlantic Coast and 5-15-2 ATS in their last 22 home games. The Irish have been a very good offensive squad this year, ranking 4th in scoring (86.1 ppg), 1st in shooting (55.4%), 7th in 3 point shooting (41.6%) and 65th in FT shooting (72.3%). The defense for this team has been solid, ranking 71st in points allowed (60.9 ppg), 73rd in defensive FG% (39.4%) and 161st in 3 point defense (32.9%).
Pick: Notre Dame has been playing very well right now and are now on the verge of cracking the top 10. Jerian Grant has really made a difference for this team and I look for him and his mates to keep it going in this one. The Irish have averaged 87 ppg at home, while the Jackets have put up just 63 ppg on the road. This looks like another easy home win for Notre Dame.
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