The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hope to be lousy hosts on Saturday as the Miami Hurricanes pay a visit to Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the college basketball betting menu.

Georgia Tech will face the 9-3 Hurricanes, who own a 7-2 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Yellow Jackets are 5-5 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Hurricanes are 0-6-1 favoring the OVER.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 20-rated Miami taking on the No. 137-rated Yellow Jackets in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 75-72 win for the Yellow Jackets on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Georgia Tech's No. 52-rated squad against Miami's No. 169-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Georgia Tech rates No. 256 in the country with 5.3 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 192 nationally with 6 per match.

Defensively, Miami features the nation's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 58.2 points per game. Georgia Tech, meanwhile, comes in at No. 253 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Miami, they were a 76-59 Sportsbook as they battled La Salle at home. They covered in the match as a 6.5-point favorite. Miami earned a 76-59 victory over La Salle on Wednesday, getting 18 points from Shane Larkin at BankUnited Center.

Georgia Tech won its last outing, a 74-58 result against Chattanooga on January 2. They failed to cover in that game as a 17-point favorite. Georgia Tech got 16 points from Marcus Georges-Hunt en route to a 74-58 victory over Chattanooga on Wednesday at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.


Miami Hurricanes Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing North Carolina are 2-8
After a win are 6-4

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing North Carolina State are 4-6
After playing Chattanooga are 1-1
After a win are 7-3

A few Hurricanes at Yellow Jackets trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Georgia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia Tech's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami


Next up:
Miami at North Carolina, Thursday, January 10
Georgia Tech at North Carolina State, Wednesday, January 9