UCLA Has 3 Players Suspended
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the UCLA Bruins will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Mercedes-Benz Arena. The game is being played in Shanghai, China. This is the fifth season a member of the Pac-12 tipped its season off in China. ESPN will televise the game and tip-off is scheduled for 11:30 pm EST. Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -8.5-point favorites versus the Yellow Jackets, while the game’s total opened at 145.5. The line now has the Bruins as a 9-point favorite. The total is at 144. Three UCLA players will not play following arrests in an alleged shoplifting incident Tuesday in Hangzhou. The players are freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill.Georgia Tech Has Controversy Too
CBS Sports published allegations a friend made against Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner. The allegations accused Pastner of knowing about exchanges of illegal benefits. Georgia Tech previously self-reported violations involving Josh Okogie and Tadric Jackson to the NCAA. The Yellow Jackets’ top three scorers from a season ago were to return. The indefinite suspensions of Jackson and Okogie, who averaged 12.1 and 16.1 points, leave only Ben Lammers for the season opener. Lammers averaged 14.2 points and a team-high 9.2 rebounds in 2016-17. Lammers’ role should be even more prominent as a senior, particularly amid the Yellow Jackets’ roster turmoil.UCLA is a Team in Transition
The Bruins tip off 2017-18 with a short-handed roster as a result of the arrests. They still feature a good mix of veterans and talented youngsters. The Bruins lost stars Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf to the NBA draft. They also lost prolific scoring guard Isaac Hamilton and reserve center Ike Anigbogu. Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh both averaged in double figures a season ago. Holiday averaged 12.3 points and Welsh was at 10.8 points. Welsh was UCLA’s top rebounder at 8.7 per game. UCLA will rely on another highly coveted freshman point guard in Jaylen Hands to replace Lonzo Ball.Recent Form
| Name | Record | ATS | Offense | Defense | Diff | ATS Home | ATS Away | OU Record | OU Home | OU Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 21-16 | 20-12 | 67.46 | 66.81 | 0.64999999999999 | 10-5 | 8-6 | 12-19-1 | 3-11-1 | 7-7 |
| UCLA | 31-5 | 17-19 | 89.81 | 75.53 | 14.28 | 9-9 | 4-6 | 17-16-3 | 10-7-1 | 4-5-1 |
Power Stats
| Assists Turnovers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Assists | Turnovers | Ratio | |
| GATEC | 15.41 | 13.35 | 1.15 | |
| UCLA | 21.42 | 11.19 | 1.91 | |
| Rebounding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Total | |
| GATEC | 9.62 | 26.32 | 35.94 | |
| UCLA | 9.53 | 28.94 | 38.47 | |
| ShootingPercentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Differential | |
| GATEC | 43.77 | 39.76 | 4.01 | |
| UCLA | 52.16 | 42.18 | 9.98 | |
Team Records
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 21-16 | 17-5 | 4-11 | 20-12 | 12-5 | 8-7 | 67.46 | 66.81 | 0.65 |
| Last 10 | 5-5 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 7-3 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 66.20 | 67.30 | -1.10 |
| vs Conf | 8-11 | 7-3 | 1-8 | 13-6 | 8-2 | 5-4 | 64.79 | 68.37 | -3.58 |
UCLA Bruins
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31-5 | 22-1 | 9-4 | 17-19 | 12-11 | 5-8 | 89.81 | 75.53 | 14.28 |
| Last 10 | 8-2 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 84.30 | 74.40 | 9.90 |
| vs Conf | 16-4 | 9-1 | 7-3 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 86.85 | 76.20 | 10.65 |
Supergrid
| Title | Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 67.46 | 229 | 75.53 | 200 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 89.81 | 2 | 66.81 | 43 |
Head To Head Summary
| Team | record | ATS | O/U | AVG | AVG ½ | FG% | REB | 3PT | steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 73.00 | 36.00 | 42.86 | 30.00 | 7/20 | 7.00 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 88.00 | 47.00 | 58.49 | 28.00 | 8/20 | 8.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2006 | GATEC | 73 | UCLA | 88 | -2 | UCLA | 146.5 | O | UCLA | GATEC | UCLA | 36 | 47 | 42.9 | 58.5 | 30 | 28 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 7 | 8 |
| Dec 2, 2000 | GATEC | 72 | UCLA | 67 | -8 | GATEC | O | Push | Push | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / |
College Basketball Betting Trends
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games | ||
| Georgia Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Georgia Tech’s last 10 games | ||
UCLA Bruins |
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|---|---|---|
| UCLA is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games | ||
| UCLA is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 7 of UCLA’s last 9 games | ||
Team Last 5 Games
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2017 | TCU | 56-88 | L | 4 | 133 | L/O | 35.71 | 58.82 | 6 | A |
| Mar 28, 2017 | CSBAK | 76-61 | W | -3 | 124 | W/O | 43.33 | 73.08 | 5 | H |
| Mar 21, 2017 | MISS | 74-66 | W | 5.5 | 144.5 | W/U | 51.92 | 85.00 | 3 | A |
| Mar 19, 2017 | BELMT | 71-57 | W | -4 | 138.5 | W/U | 46.43 | 61.90 | 6 | H |
| Mar 14, 2017 | INDY | 75-63 | W | 2.5 | 143 | W/U | 48.21 | 66.67 | 7 | A |
UCLA Bruins
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | KENTY | 75-86 | L | -1.5 | 167 | L/U | 52.73 | 61.54 | 9 | A |
| Mar 19, 2017 | CINCY | 79-67 | W | -4 | 153.5 | W/U | 50.00 | 60.00 | 11 | H |
| Mar 17, 2017 | KENT | 97-80 | W | -19 | 162.5 | L/O | 62.71 | 69.57 | 7 | H |
| Mar 10, 2017 | ARIZ | 75-86 | L | -2.5 | 157 | L/O | 40.68 | 88.46 | 4 | A |
| Mar 9, 2017 | USC | 76-74 | W | -10.5 | 167 | L/U | 41.18 | 84.62 | 9 | H |