The No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers (18-6) are favored by in the ACC Tournament semifinals when they square off against the No. 4 seed Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (16-8) Friday at Greensboro Coliseum, beginning at 6:30 PM ET. The winner moves one game closer to claiming a guaranteed place in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 12, 2021, 2:10 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Virginia Betting Information
- Virginia has a 12-11 record ATS this year.
- The Cavaliers have a winning record against the spread when favored by 4 points or more, going 10-8 this season.
- 13 of 23 Virginia games this season (56.5%) resulted in a total greater than the contest’s over/under.
- The Cavaliers knocked off Syracuse 72-69 in their last outing on Thursday. Sam Hauser put up a team-high 21 points to lead the team to the victory. They were favored by 5.5 points and failed to cover the spread, and the teams combined to hit the over on the 130 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Virginia Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser | 24 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Jay Huff | 24 | 13.1 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 24 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Kihei Clark | 24 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Reece Beekman | 24 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Georgia Tech Betting Information
- Georgia Tech has outperformed the spread so far this season with a record ATS of 14-10.
- When playing as at least a 4-point underdog, the Yellow Jackets tend to have trouble covering with only a 4-6 record against the spread.
- Georgia Tech and its opponents have regularly hit the over this season, doing so in 54.2% (13) of its 24 games played.
- In their last game, the Yellow Jackets got a team-high 15 points from Jordan Usher on the way to a 70-66 victory against Miami (FL) on Thursday. They were favored by 9.5 points and failed to covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 136 points to go under the 138 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Georgia Tech Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Wright | 24 | 17.5 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Jose Alvarado | 24 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Michael Devoe | 24 | 14.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Jordan Usher | 24 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Bubba Parham | 23 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Total Facts
- Virginia’s games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Friday’s matchup point total (128 points) in 50% of opportunities (12 out of 24 matchups).
- In 83.3% of Georgia Tech’s games this season (20 of 24), the total points scored was greater than Friday’s 128-point over/under.
- The Cavaliers average 68.6 points per game against the Yellow Jackets’ 75.3, totaling 15.9 points over the game’s over/under of 128.
- The 130.3 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 2.3 more than the 128 over/under in this contest.
- On average, the Cavaliers have seen a 129.1 over/under in their games this season, 1.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- The over/under for this contest is 17.1 points fewer than the average over/under in Yellow Jackets games this season (145.1 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/10/2021 | Virginia | Georgia Tech | -4 | 126 | -190 | +155 | Regular Season | 57-49 UVA |
| 1/23/2021 | Virginia | Virginia | -8.5 | 123 | -433 | +334 | Regular Season | 64-62 UVA |
| 1/18/2020 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | -1 | 110.5 | -111 | -112 | Regular Season | 63-58 UVA |
| 2/27/2019 | N/A | Virginia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 81-51 UVA |
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