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NCAA Basketball Friday’s Tip Sheet, Betting Odds and Preview – ACC

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As the regular season winds to a close in the ACC, two of Friday night’s early betting matchups feature a pair of games between unranked teams jockeying for a better position in that conference’s final standings.

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will be on the road against the Clemson Tigers. At the same time in Raleigh, the North Carolina State Wolfpack play host to the in-state rival Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

ACC Matchup
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers

Date: Friday, March 6, 2020
TV-Time: ESPN2, 7:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Littlejohn Coliseum
Location: Clemson, SC

Opening Odds: Clemson -4, Total 130

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Betting Matchup

Georgia Tech finds itself in the middle of the ACC standings at 10-9 straight-up in conference play. It improved to 5-1 both SU and against the spread in its last six games with Wednesday’s 73-57 home victory against Pittsburgh as a six-point favorite. The total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in four of those six games. The Yellow Jackets are 16-14 SU overall with a 19-10 record ATS.

Jose Alvarado led the way on Wednesday night with 23 points. Sophomore guard Michael Devoe added 13 more as the team’s leading scorer this season (15.9 points).

The Tigers lost for the second time in three games (SU and ATS) with Wednesday’s 70-58 defeat against Virginia Tech as slight 1 ½-point road underdogs. The other loss was to Georgia Tech 68-59 on Feb. 25 as 2 ½-point underdogs on the road. Clemson is 9-10 in ACC play with a SU record of 15-14 (16-13 ATS) overall. The total has stayed UNDER in six of its last nine contests.

Scoring just 66.6 points per game, this lineup still has four players averaging at least nine points a game. Junior forward Aamir Simms leads the way in points (13.0) and rebounds (7.1).

Betting Trends

-- The Yellow Jackets are 1-4 SU with a 2-3 record ATS in their last five road games. The total has gone OVER in their last four games on the road.

-- The Tigers have a SU 6-1 record in their last seven games at home while going 4-3 ATS. The total has gone OVER in seven of their last eight home games.

-- Georgia Tech’s recent win at home snapped a SU five-game losing streak to Clemson and it now has the slight 3-2 edge ATS over the last five meetings. The total has stayed UNDER in the last three games between the two.

ACC Matchup
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at North Carolina State Wolfpack

Date: Friday, March 6, 2020
TV-Time: ACC Network, 7:00 p.m. ET
Venue: PNC Arena
Location: Raleigh, NC

Opening Odds: N.C. State -7.5, Total 151.5

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Betting Matchup

With Tuesday’s 93-83 loss to North Carolina as eight-point road underdogs, the Demon Deacons will be one of the bottom seeds in the ACC Tournament regardless of the outcome in this season finale. They are 6-13 SU in conference play despite recent stunners over Duke and Notre Dame as home underdogs in their previous two outings. Wake Forest (3-16 SU, 16-13 ATS) has gone 2-3 ATS in its last five games with the total going OVER in its last four contests.

Brandon Childress leads a trio of players in double figures with 15.4 points a game. The senior guard scored 24 points in Tuesday’s losing effort.

Braxton Beverly and North Carolina State is listed as a home favorite against Wake Forest.
Braxton Beverly and North Carolina State is listed as a home favorite against Wake Forest. (AP)
Monday’s 88-69 loss to Duke as 12-point road underdogs was the Wolfpack’s seventh SU loss in their last 11 games. They have gone 3-8 ATS over that same span with the total going OVER in six of the last eight games. NC State is 9-10 SU in ACC play and 18-12 (13-16-1 ATS) overall. In early December, it beat Wake Forest 91-82 to cover as a 5 ½-point road favorite.

The Wolfpack are averaging 74.4 PPG behind guard CJ Bryce (13.4 points) but allowing 70.3 points on defense.

Betting Trends

-- The Demon Deacons have lost nine of their last 10 road games as underdogs with the total going OVER or ending as a PUSH in eight of those contests. They are 3-2 ATS in their last five games as road underdogs.

-- The Wolfpack are 11-1 SU in their last 12 home games when closing as favorites. They have a 2-4-1 record ATS in their last seven games giving points at home. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of their last nine games as home favorites.

-- With the earlier win this season, NC State is 4-1 both SU and ATS in its last five games against Wake Forest. The total has gone OVER in three of the last four meetings.

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