After a long and difficult season, Miami will play its last road game of the year at Georgia Tech on Tuesday night. Georgia Tech is closing the season strong with wins in four of its last five games in its second year under head coach Damon Stoudamire. Miami has lost five straight games after previously winning two out of three.
Georgia Tech and Miami match up evenly offensively. Georgia Tech averages 74.2 points per game and Miami posts 74.1. Defensively there is a far greater difference between the teams. Georgia Tech allows 72.7 PPG and Miami is giving up 80.7. Miami is last nationally allowing opponents to make 39.9 percent of their 3-point attempts.
Rebounding will also be important on Tuesday night. Georgia Tech is 91st nationally averaging 37.0 rebounds per game. Miami is 332nd averaging 31.6 RPG. Baye Ndongo is second on Georgia Tech averaging 13.3 PPG and fourth in the ACC posting 9.1 RPG. Lynn Kidd, who averages 11.5 PPG and 7.1 RPG, will match up with Ndongo.
Miami enters the game at Georgia Tech with 15 consecutive road losses. The last road win for Miami was a 73-61 victory at Notre Dame on Jan. 24, 2024. Georgia Tech is 13-5 at home this season and has won five consecutive games at McCamish Pavillion.
Miami at Georgia Tech FanDuel odds
Miami is a 9.5-point underdog at Georgia Tech per the FanDuel odds. Taking Miami and the points is -102 and laying the points with Georgia Tech is -120. Miami is +390 on the moneyline and Georgia Tech is -530. The over/under for Miami at Georgia Tech is 148.5. The over is -115 and the under is -105.
Georgia Tech versus Miami series history
Miami leads the all-time series with Georgia Tech 17-13. Georgia Tech has won the last two games versus Miami and five of the last seven. The Yellow Jackets won 80-76, on Feb. 24, 2024 in Coral Gables in the last game versus Miami.
Miami at Georgia Tech TV
Miami at Georgia Tech has a 7 p.m. ET tipoff with Doug Sherman calling play-by-play and former Clemson guard Terrence Oglesby as the analyst.
Season almost over
Miami will conclude its season on Saturday at noon on the CW versus North Carolina State. There has been speculation Miami could hire Jai Lucas as the new head coach as early as next week. Lucas is currently an assistant at Duke. The Blue Devils are expected to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.