Central Arkansas vs Georgia Tech Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/30/24

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Central Arkansas Bears

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Recent betting trends in games played between Central Arkansas vs Georgia Tech

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Central Arkansas vs Georgia Tech game

Central Arkansas Bears Betting Preview

This year the Bears kicked things off with a rough 1-4 run. Outside of a win over Randall, Central Arkansas fell to BYU, Utah, Western Illinois, and Southeast Missouri State in that time. Game six was a win over UNC Asheville, though.

In the UNC Asheville matchup on Sunday, the Bears were outscored 41-33 in the second half and needed two overtimes to pull off the 92-83 win. Elias Cato was the team’s leading scorer with 23 points and nine rebounds.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Betting Preview

Over on the Georgia Tech side, they went a spotty 2-3 over their first five. The Yellow Jackets had wins over West Georgia and Texas Southern. Otherwise, it was losses to North Florida, Georgia, and Cincinnati. Georgia Tech would then take out Charleston Southern in game six.

On Wednesday versus the Buccaneers, the Yellow Jackets went into the break with a 47-32 edge. Georgia Tech kept the heat on from there with a 44-35 run and took it 91-67. Leading the way were Baye Ndongo (eight rebounds) and Nathan George (seven assists), each with 17 points.

Why the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will win

• Central Arkansas has lost 24 of its last 25 away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Georgia Tech has won 12 of its last 15 day games against non-conference opponents at McCamish Pavilion.
• Central Arkansas has lost the first half in 28 of its last 36 road games.

Why the Central Arkansas Bears will win

• Georgia Tech has lost four of its last five home games following a home win.
• Central Arkansas has won the first half in three of its last four games.

Central Arkansas vs Georgia Tech Prediction

I’ll probably lean toward the Yellow Jackets, but the line's a bit hefty. Georgia Tech finally played a complete game versus a struggling Charleston Southern team on Wednesday, shooting 52.8 percent from the field with 42 rebounds and 18 team assists. It wasn’t perfect, though; the Jackets shot just 3-of-11 (27.3 percent) from outside and 12-of-20 (60 percent) from the line. Still, Georgia Tech looked pretty good considering they’d failed to hit 70 points in the two previous games.

As for Central Arkansas, they’re coming off a tight victory over UNC Asheville which stopped a two-game skid. The Bears are just 1-2 in their last trio but they’ve been competitive in their losses—each coming by four points or fewer. That said, if Georgia Tech can maintain form with another high-percentage offensive outing I like the Jackets to power out the cover on Saturday.