The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-5 overall, 4-3 ACC) visit the Louisville Cardinals (10-4, 5-3) for a Monday matinee at KFC Yum! Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Georgia Tech-Louisville college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Louisville was No. 23 in last week’s Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The new poll will be released Monday.
Georgia Tech at Louisville: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Georgia Tech +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Louisville -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Georgia Tech +4.5 (-110) | Louisville -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Georgia Tech at Louisville: Three things to know
- Louisville returns to action after having a Saturday home game against Boston College postponed. The Cardinals are looking to gain some traction after losing three of four over the last two weeks of January. The reasoning behind the skid is twofold: A couple of tough ACC road games were in that mix, and a UL defense which held foes to a 38.8% field-goal mark through Jan. 13 has since allowed a 45.6% mark.
- Georgia Tech scored a 76-65 upset of No. 16 Florida State Saturday. Three players — F Moses Wright (23 points), G Jose Alvarado (21) and G Michael Devoe (19) combined to score 63 of the Yellow Jackets’ 76 points. Alvarado has scored 20-plus in six of GTU’s last seven games.
- The Jackets and Cards split two games last season with each side winning at home. The Under hit in both of those games (average game total of 126 points) and has prevailed in six straight series affairs.
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Georgia Tech at Louisville: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Georgia Tech 68, Louisville 65
Money line (ML)
A UL rebounding edge is the only major factor keeping this game out of pick ’em territory. Leverage the fine price of the Yellow Jackets and BACK GEORGIA TECH (+170) for the upset win.
Against the spread (ATS)
The Jackets’ two losses as road dogs were games that were close late in the second half only to spike the wrong way late. GTU was impressive on the road at No. 8 Virginia Jan. 23. In most measures, save for offensive rebounding, Georgia Tech is playing its best basketball over the last couple of weeks.
Louisville is a fade candidate, a team perhaps getting too much attention because of a ranking number. Offensive and defensive efficiency numbers don’t support the ranking.
TAKE GEORGIA TECH +4.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
A game-flow getting this contest into the mid-130s seems all too likely. STEER CLEAR.
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