2nd-Ranked Virginia Battles Georgia Tech in Atlanta

UVA Going for 9th Straight Win tonight against Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Hosts the 2nd-Ranked Virginia Cavaliers at McCamish Pavilion on Thursday Night. The game will be telecast on the ACC Network with tip-off scheduled for 8 pm EST.

Oddsmakers have the Cavs as 8-point favorites and the total is at 116.5.

The Cavaliers have won eight games in a row and are looking for nine tonight.

The Cavaliers have been ranked in the nation’s top 10 since late December.  They remained unbeaten in conference play Sunday with a 68-51 victory over NC State. Virginia’s only loss this season was a 68-61 defeat on the road at West Virginia.

They are In their ninth season under Coach Tony Bennett. The Cavs lead the nation in scoring defense at 52.9 ppg. They are No. 2 in field goal percentage defense. They have not allowed more than 61 points in any of their conference games this season.

Virginia has not allowed more than 68 points in any game this season, either. No team has shot 50 percent or better against Tony Bennett's squad.

Guard Devon Hall scored a career-high 25 points for Virginia in the  win over North Carolina State. He is averaging 12.7 points per game this season.

Georgia Tech Has Been a Surprise in ACC Play

Georgia Tech will start a stretch of four games this week. They includes games with three top-25 teams. If Florida State gets enough votes this week that will make four ranked teams the Jackets will play in a row.

The Yellow Jackets have won four straight games and five of their last six. They have moved into a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 69-54 win at Pittsburgh Saturday.

Tech has won three consecutive ACC games for the first time since the 2015-16 season. In their second season under Josh Pastner the Jackets have developed into one of the nation’s top defensive teams. They are ranked No. 13 nationally in scoring defense. Pastner was the 2017 ACC Coach of the Year.

Ben Lammers is one of four Yellow Jacket's averaging in double figures. He is averaging 12.1 points. Josh Okogie has returned from a six-game NCAA suspension to lead Tech in scoring at 18.8 points per game.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Virginia	16-1	10-4	70.53	52.88	17.65	6-3	2-1	4-10	3-6	1-2
Georgia Tech	10-7	8-7	66.59	62.76	3.83	5-5	2-2	5-10	4-6	1-3

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
VIRGA	14.41	9.35	1.54
GATEC	12.47	12.47	1

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
VIRGA	8.41	24.76	33.17
GATEC	10.59	24.65	35.24

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
VIRGA	47.44	36.37	11.07
GATEC	43.28	40.41	2.87

Team Records

Virginia Cavaliers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	16-1	12-0	4-1	10-4	6-3	4-1	70.53	52.88	17.65
Last 10	9-1	8-0	1-1	4-3	3-2	1-1	71.00	54.80	16.20
vs Conf	5-0	4-0	1-0	3-2	2-2	1-0	66.80	54.20	12.60

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	10-7	9-3	1-4	8-5	5-3	3-2	66.59	62.76	3.83
Last 10	6-4	5-1	1-3	6-3	4-1	2-2	68.10	63.30	4.80
vs Conf	3-1	2-0	1-1	4-0	2-0	2-0	63.00	57.25	5.75

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	70.53	216	62.76	14
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	70.60	133	61.58	27
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	31.80	215	31.92	72
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	66.59	246	52.88	1
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	68.75	248	56.80	1
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	35.75	181	31.80	28

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Virginia	8-2	7-3	4-6	66.50	32.80	45.89	32.60	64/165	5.20
Georgia Tech	2-8	3-7	4-6	52.00	26.80	39.72	30.20	47/146	4.30

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Jan 21, 2017	GATEC	49	VIRGA	62	-17	GATEC	117.5	U	VIRGA	VIRGA	VIRGA	28	35	45.2	45.8	24	32	4/9	5/22	9	6
Mar 10, 2016	GATEC	52	VIRGA	72	-10	VIRGA	127	U	VIRGA	GATEC	VIRGA	28	30	40.8	53.8	29	25	6/13	7/14	3	6
Jan 9, 2016	VIRGA	64	GATEC	68	6.5	GATEC	131	O	GATEC	GATEC	GATEC	24	35	40.4	43.6	29	41	4/18	8/15	4	3
Jan 22, 2015	GATEC	28	VIRGA	57	-17	VIRGA	115.5	U	VIRGA	VIRGA	VIRGA	16	28	24.5	45.3	33	36	0/12	5/9	3	4
Feb 8, 2014	VIRGA	64	GATEC	45	7	VIRGA	122.5	U	VIRGA	VIRGA	GATEC	29	30	39.6	36.7	46	25	5/11	6/15	7	5
Feb 24, 2013	GATEC	54	VIRGA	82	-10	VIRGA	111.5	O	VIRGA	VIRGA	Push	29	41	44	54.2	26	29	6/17	6/19	3	5
Feb 3, 2013	VIRGA	60	GATEC	66	3	GATEC	113.5	O	GATEC	GATEC	VIRGA	37	28	40	47.8	31	32	9/22	4/15	4	5
Jan 19, 2012	VIRGA	70	GATEC	38	4.5	VIRGA	113.5	U	VIRGA	VIRGA	VIRGA	35	17	48.3	29.2	45	22	5/16	1/15	3	5
Feb 23, 2011	VIRGA	62	GATEC	56	-5.5	VIRGA	125	U	VIRGA	GATEC	Push	26	28	41.7	37.5	27	40	8/19	8/25	7	2
Jan 22, 2011	GATEC	64	VIRGA	72	-1	VIRGA	127.5	O	VIRGA	GATEC	VIRGA	29	43	48.1	50	30	26	4/10	10/15	5	6

ACC Basketball Betting Trends

Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Virginia's last 5 games
Virginia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 6 games on the road
Virginia is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Georgia Tech
Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Georgia Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Virginia's last 5 games when playing Georgia Tech
Virginia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Georgia Tech
Virginia is 5-14-1 ATS in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Georgia Tech
Virginia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Georgia Tech
Virginia is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Georgia Tech is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 5 games
Georgia Tech is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Georgia Tech is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Virginia
Georgia Tech is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Virginia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia Tech's last 5 games when playing Virginia
Georgia Tech is 14-5-1 ATS in its last 20 games when playing at home against Virginia
Georgia Tech is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia
Georgia Tech is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Virginia
Georgia Tech is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia

Team Last 5 Games

Virginia Cavaliers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jan 14, 2018	NCST	68-51	W	-14	135	W/U	56.10	87.50	8	H
Jan 9, 2018	SYRA	68-61	W	-9.5	114	L/O	37.74	86.36	9	H
Jan 6, 2018	UNC	61-49	W	-4.5	134	W/U	45.28	55.56	8	H
Jan 3, 2018	VATEC	78-52	W	-3.5	133.5	W/U	49.18	66.67	12	A
Dec 30, 2017	BC	59-58	W	-16	128.5	L/U	39.66	66.67	9	H

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jan 13, 2018	PITT	69-54	W	-5.5	127	W/U	47.27	73.68	3	A
Jan 10, 2018	ND	60-53	W	-1.5	125.5	W/U	42.37	83.33	5	H
Jan 6, 2018	YALE	74-60	W	-9	139	W/U	48.94	75.00	7	H
Jan 3, 2018	MIAMI	64-54	W	5	127	W/U	38.98	73.91	1	H
Dec 30, 2017	ND	59-68	L	14	139	W/U	38.33	38.89	6	A

 

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