The 2nd Ranked Virginia Cavaliers Are Back in Action at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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The 16-1 Virginia Cavaliers are taking on the 10-7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in ACC play tonight. The game is being played at the Thrillerdome in Atlanta. It tips off at 7pm Central Standard Time and can be seen on ESPN Full Court. UVA is favored by 7.5 points and the over/under is 116.5.

UVA has won 8 straight games since losing their only game this season. They fell 68-61 back on December 5th to West Virginia but have been perfect ever since. Their biggest weapon is their smothering defense. UVA has the best scoring defense in the country and hasn’t even let an opponent hit the 70 point mark this season.

On offense, UVA keeps it simple. Don’t turn the ball over and take good shots. They are the second best team in the country in turnovers per game and focus on taking quality and highly % shots. Kyle Guy leads the team in scoring at 15.5 points per game. The sophomore is having a breakout year and has been playing incredible.

Georgia Tech is on a hot streak of their own after winning their 4th straight game. They are only 1.5 games behind UVA in the ACC and can pull even closer tonight if they can get the home win. Their 1-2 punch of Josh Okogie and Ben Lammers are the reason for the teams success. Okogie is leading the team in scoring at 18.8 points per game and Lammers is the team leader in rebounds with 9.2 per game.

This game is going to be an extremely slow and low scoring one. The over/under at 116.5 is the lowest one on the College Basketball board today. Las Vegas expects a half court game and I think that they are right. It will be surprising to see either team crack the 60 point mark. We will have a full recap of tonight’s action after the game.

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