Florida State vs. Georgia Tech betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-10, 2-5 ACC) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they attempt to end a three-game losing streak when they visit the Florida State Seminoles (12-5, 3-3 ACC) at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. The game airs on ESPNU. The matchup’s point total is set at 146.5.

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Florida State Cover -10.5 vs Georgia Tech -107

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Florida State vs. Georgia Tech betting lines

  • Florida State moneyline odds to win: -529
  • Georgia Tech moneyline odds to win: +391
  • Spread: Florida State (-10.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Florida State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Florida State has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered seven times in nine opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered one time in four opportunities in road games.
  • The Seminoles have eclipsed the over/under more often when playing at home, hitting the over in five of nine home matchups (55.6%). In road games, they have hit the over in two of four games (50%).

Recent trends

  • The Seminoles have been racking up 78.4 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly higher than the 78 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • The last 10 games have seen Florida State concede 3.3 more points per game (73) than its season-long average (69.7).
  • The Seminoles’ past 10 contests have seen them make 6.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 34.7% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are up from their 2024-25 averages of 6.5 makes and 33.1%.

Florida State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-6-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 4-0-0 (As Favorite: 9-1-0; As Underdog: 2-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-10-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (91st in nation) 40.3 (44th) 31.5 (248th) 30.6 (149th) 14.4 (139th) 12.6 (280th)

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Georgia Tech statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Georgia Tech has a better winning percentage at home (.385, 5-8-0 record) than away (.250, 1-3-0).
  • Yellow Jackets games have finished above the over/under more frequently at home (six times out of 13) than away (one of four) this year.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Yellow Jackets have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-4) and away (0-4).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Yellow Jackets are putting up 72 points per contest, compared to their season average of 74.7.
  • Georgia Tech has played better defensively over its previous 10 games, ceding 71.6 points per contest, 1.4 fewer points than its season average of 73 allowed.
  • The Yellow Jackets are sinking 7.5 treys per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.7). That said, they own a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (36.4%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (34.2%).

Georgia Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-12-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 1-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-11-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (228th in nation) 41.8 (92nd) 34.5 (89th) 32.7 (274th) 15.6 (87th) 11.6 (196th)
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