Kansas / Georgia Tech ESPN
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Kansas Vs Georgia tech
Line: Kansas -10 / 151
Consensus Numbers: 66.67% on Kansas
58.7 % on the over
Sneak Peek: (A quick look at each team)
Kansas is 10-0 this year and easily one of the more dominant teams in the NCAA but a look at their schedule this year would show that they have only really traveled once and that was in a game against USC, but nonetheless they win in big fashion and that has turned into a 6-2 ATS record so far.
Georgia tech is one of the elite teams in the ACC and they have started off a bit slow with 4-4 record and just a 3-5 ATS record. They have however played four road games and are coming home off squeaker win to Georgia St as 13 point favorites that broke a two game losing streak.
On Campus: (information about the teams direct form the campus sites)
Kansas:
Kansas is using a balanced attack and solid defense in posting its 10-0 record this season. The Jayhawks are averaging 85 points per game and are giving up only 58.6. KU's top seven scorers go forward-guard-forward-guard-guard-center-guard. Sophomore forward Darrell Arthur leads KU in scoring with 13.9 points per game. He is second on the team with a 5.7 rebound average and with 16 blocked shots. Junior guard Mario Chalmers is next in scoring at 12.8 points per game and he leads the team with 52 assists, 32 steals, 19 three-pointers made and a 46.3 three-point field goal percentage. Senior forward Darnell Jackson paces the Jayhawks with seven rebounds per game to compliment his 11.2 points. Jackson is shooting 64.3 percent from the field. Sophomore Sherron Collins and junior Brandon Rush are each scoring 11 points per game. The duo has missed games due to injury but has worked their way back into the lineup. Rush is second on the team with 15 three-pointers. Senior center Sasha Kaun leads KU with 18 blocked shots this season to go along with his 8.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Senior guard Russell Robinson is scoring seven points per outing and is making a team-best 76 percent from the free throw line.
Georgia Tech:
The game against Kansas is sold out except for a few single tickets that will go on sale for cash only before the game starts.
Head coach Paul Hewitt has used three different starting point guards this season, beginning with freshman Moe Miller in the first two games, then senior Matt Causey for one game and D’Andre Bell for four after Miller was injured in a practice just before the Paradise Jam. Causey returned to the starting lineup for Tech’s last game, Dec. 5, at Georgia State. The rest of the starting lineup remained the same for Tech’s first seven of the season -- senior Anthony Morrow and junior Lewis Clinch on the wings, senior Jeremis Smith at strong forward and junior Alade Aminu at center. Freshman Gani Lawal replaced Aminu in the lineup for the Georgia State game. Causey, a 6-0 senior from Gainesville, Ga., played 31 minutes against the Panthers, scoring five points with six assists and no turnovers. He ranks sixth in the
ACC in assist average (4.25) and fifth in assist-turnover ratio (2.62-1) while averaging 5.1 points for the season Head coach Paul Hewitt has said repeatedly this season that his Yellow Jackets can score, but the team’s success will depend on defense and rebounding the basketball. Tech is averaging 78.5 points per game (5th in the ACC), is hitting 47.6 percent of its shots from the floor (3rd in the ACC) and 38.7 percent of its three-point attempts (5th in the ACC).
Series: (records against one another)
This is the sixth meeting between Kansas and Georgia Tech with KU leading 4-1. The series dates back to 1971 as the Jayhawks defeated Tech in the first three meetings - 84-71 in 1971 in Atlanta, 93-65 in 1972 in Lawrence and 84-70 in 1999 in Anchorage, Alaska, in the Great Alaska Shootout. The two teams met in back-to-back seasons in 2004 and 2005. The 2004 match-up was in the NCAA Regional finals, where Georgia Tech won 79-71 in overtime. On New Year's Day 2005, the two battled to another overtime thriller with KU defeating Georgia Tech 70-68 in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas has faced 10 of the 12 current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and has a combined 31-21 record versus the league.
Inside the Numbers: (Just pure stats that I look at when handicapping a game)
The numbers are in favor of Kansas when it comes to defense as the Yellow jackets are more concerned with scoring then playing defense. This is displayed by the 79 points per game they allow compared to 58.6 for Kansas. The offensive numbers at home for GT is much better than Kansas numbers on the road. This can be a bit skewed with Kansas limited road games but it does show great home numbers for the Yellow Jackets. 3ptFT% 40& and they beat Kansas numbers at the charity stripe shooting 70% from the stripe compared to 60.6% for Kansas.
Trends: (current trends and why I think they are useful)
Kansas 2-6 ATS last 8 vs. ACC (shows a history of struggling to over against the ACC)
Georgia tech: 7-0 ATS at home against teams with a winning record (shows that GT plays up to their opponents at home) and they are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 games against the Big 12 (Shows success against the Big 12).They are 11-3 ATS in the last 14 home games.
Sneaks Synopsis:
Georgia Tech +11
(The line posted above of +10 is the opener in most cases and I suggest that everyone searches for the best line and in this case I found a +11 at Bet Jamaica!)
Georgia Tech is eager to get home and this game is obviously something they have looked forward to and may be evident by the close call they had to Georgia State. Kansas plays a better defense but they have no problem getting into a run and gun kind of game and this to me will favor the home team. GT’s numbers are much better at home on the offensive side of the board and since they do well from behind the arc and the charity stripe it will allow them to make a case for covering the double digits with a late barrage or by staying solid from the line. The sold out home crowd will play a role against a Kansas team that has not played enough on the road just yet.
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Kansas Vs Georgia tech
Line: Kansas -10 / 151
Consensus Numbers: 66.67% on Kansas
58.7 % on the over
Sneak Peek: (A quick look at each team)
Kansas is 10-0 this year and easily one of the more dominant teams in the NCAA but a look at their schedule this year would show that they have only really traveled once and that was in a game against USC, but nonetheless they win in big fashion and that has turned into a 6-2 ATS record so far.
Georgia tech is one of the elite teams in the ACC and they have started off a bit slow with 4-4 record and just a 3-5 ATS record. They have however played four road games and are coming home off squeaker win to Georgia St as 13 point favorites that broke a two game losing streak.
On Campus: (information about the teams direct form the campus sites)
Kansas:
Kansas is using a balanced attack and solid defense in posting its 10-0 record this season. The Jayhawks are averaging 85 points per game and are giving up only 58.6. KU's top seven scorers go forward-guard-forward-guard-guard-center-guard. Sophomore forward Darrell Arthur leads KU in scoring with 13.9 points per game. He is second on the team with a 5.7 rebound average and with 16 blocked shots. Junior guard Mario Chalmers is next in scoring at 12.8 points per game and he leads the team with 52 assists, 32 steals, 19 three-pointers made and a 46.3 three-point field goal percentage. Senior forward Darnell Jackson paces the Jayhawks with seven rebounds per game to compliment his 11.2 points. Jackson is shooting 64.3 percent from the field. Sophomore Sherron Collins and junior Brandon Rush are each scoring 11 points per game. The duo has missed games due to injury but has worked their way back into the lineup. Rush is second on the team with 15 three-pointers. Senior center Sasha Kaun leads KU with 18 blocked shots this season to go along with his 8.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Senior guard Russell Robinson is scoring seven points per outing and is making a team-best 76 percent from the free throw line.
Georgia Tech:
The game against Kansas is sold out except for a few single tickets that will go on sale for cash only before the game starts.
Head coach Paul Hewitt has used three different starting point guards this season, beginning with freshman Moe Miller in the first two games, then senior Matt Causey for one game and D’Andre Bell for four after Miller was injured in a practice just before the Paradise Jam. Causey returned to the starting lineup for Tech’s last game, Dec. 5, at Georgia State. The rest of the starting lineup remained the same for Tech’s first seven of the season -- senior Anthony Morrow and junior Lewis Clinch on the wings, senior Jeremis Smith at strong forward and junior Alade Aminu at center. Freshman Gani Lawal replaced Aminu in the lineup for the Georgia State game. Causey, a 6-0 senior from Gainesville, Ga., played 31 minutes against the Panthers, scoring five points with six assists and no turnovers. He ranks sixth in the
ACC in assist average (4.25) and fifth in assist-turnover ratio (2.62-1) while averaging 5.1 points for the season Head coach Paul Hewitt has said repeatedly this season that his Yellow Jackets can score, but the team’s success will depend on defense and rebounding the basketball. Tech is averaging 78.5 points per game (5th in the ACC), is hitting 47.6 percent of its shots from the floor (3rd in the ACC) and 38.7 percent of its three-point attempts (5th in the ACC).
Series: (records against one another)
This is the sixth meeting between Kansas and Georgia Tech with KU leading 4-1. The series dates back to 1971 as the Jayhawks defeated Tech in the first three meetings - 84-71 in 1971 in Atlanta, 93-65 in 1972 in Lawrence and 84-70 in 1999 in Anchorage, Alaska, in the Great Alaska Shootout. The two teams met in back-to-back seasons in 2004 and 2005. The 2004 match-up was in the NCAA Regional finals, where Georgia Tech won 79-71 in overtime. On New Year's Day 2005, the two battled to another overtime thriller with KU defeating Georgia Tech 70-68 in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas has faced 10 of the 12 current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and has a combined 31-21 record versus the league.
Inside the Numbers: (Just pure stats that I look at when handicapping a game)
The numbers are in favor of Kansas when it comes to defense as the Yellow jackets are more concerned with scoring then playing defense. This is displayed by the 79 points per game they allow compared to 58.6 for Kansas. The offensive numbers at home for GT is much better than Kansas numbers on the road. This can be a bit skewed with Kansas limited road games but it does show great home numbers for the Yellow Jackets. 3ptFT% 40& and they beat Kansas numbers at the charity stripe shooting 70% from the stripe compared to 60.6% for Kansas.
Trends: (current trends and why I think they are useful)
Kansas 2-6 ATS last 8 vs. ACC (shows a history of struggling to over against the ACC)
Georgia tech: 7-0 ATS at home against teams with a winning record (shows that GT plays up to their opponents at home) and they are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 games against the Big 12 (Shows success against the Big 12).They are 11-3 ATS in the last 14 home games.
Sneaks Synopsis:
Georgia Tech +11
(The line posted above of +10 is the opener in most cases and I suggest that everyone searches for the best line and in this case I found a +11 at Bet Jamaica!)
Georgia Tech is eager to get home and this game is obviously something they have looked forward to and may be evident by the close call they had to Georgia State. Kansas plays a better defense but they have no problem getting into a run and gun kind of game and this to me will favor the home team. GT’s numbers are much better at home on the offensive side of the board and since they do well from behind the arc and the charity stripe it will allow them to make a case for covering the double digits with a late barrage or by staying solid from the line. The sold out home crowd will play a role against a Kansas team that has not played enough on the road just yet.
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