Wake Forest vs Georgia Tech Odds, Pick for Tuesday

We have an ACC battle Tuesday night between the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-7, 6-4) and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-12, 3-8).

The Deacons enter the game as the fifth-best team in the ACC and look to build on a two-game win streak as they come off a 99-70 win against Syracuse.

Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets look to bounce back into the win column after falling to NC State in their previous game, 82-76.

Georgia Tech comes into this game with the 94th Adjusted Offensive Efficiency and the 67th Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. The Jackets can improve on their effective field goal percentage (eFG%), as they sit at 237th overall with a 49.3% eFG%.

However, where the Yellow Jackets thrive is on defense, limiting opponents to a 48.2% defensive eFG%, which ranks 69th in the nation. They'll need to capitalize on the defensive end, as Wake Forest has one of the most efficient offenses in the ACC.

For the Yellow Jackets, this game will come down to strength versus strength. Georgia Tech will need to limit the Deacons' 3-point shooting and prevent them from getting to the charity stripe. The Deacons are top-15 in shooting efficiency behind the arc and are top-three in free-throw shooting percentage.

To win this game, Georgia Tech needs to be stout on defense and not give up easy shots to Wake Forest.

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For the Deacons to win the game, they'll need to rely on their offense and do just enough on defense to limit the Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Tech doesn't have an elite offense, but if Wake Forest can limit the Jackets a few times on the defensive end of the court, it'll have enough firepower to stretch the lead and control this game from the get-go.

Wake Forest will dominate this game offensively, as it possesses elite numbers in 2-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage and free-throw percentage.

The Deacons boast a decent defense, and if this turns into a free throw match, they'll come out victorious.

Wake Forest possesses all the key factors I look for when handicapping a side, and it should have enough of an offensive onslaught to be able to cover the 3.5-point spread on the road in Atlanta, Georgia.

Guards Hunter Sallis and Kevin Miller should be able to control the pace of the game and get to the free-throw line enough to dominate the game and head home covering the spread.

Pick: Wake Forest -3.5

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