Georgia Tech Basketball vs North Carolina: Game Preview, How to Watch, Listen, Livestream, and Betting Odds

Can Georgia Tech pull a stunning upset against No. 3 North Carolina on Tuesday?

Despite the tough stretch that Georgia Tech has gone through this month, they have a chance to pull a stunning upset against the No. 3 team in the country. North Carolina is on a 10-game winning streak and nine of those ten wins have come by double-digits. They have looked like not only the best team in the ACC but a national title contender. 

But as a reminder, anything can happen in college basketball. 

Georgia Tech has already pulled a big upset this year at home when they defeated Duke and the Yellow Jackets are 2-1 this year against AP top 25 teams. They have been in most games they have played in, but this is going to be their most difficult test yet. 

North Carolina is 1st in the ACC in PPG, 7th in field goal percentage, 8th in three-point percentage, 1st in rebounding, and 7th in turnovers. On the defensive end, UNC is 6th in PPG allowed, 2nd in field goal percentage allowed, and 1st in three-point percentage allowed. 

The Tar Heels are led by two of the ACC's best players. RJ Davis is the leading scorer in the ACC, averaging 21.1 PPG and being one of the best three-point shooters in the conference. Their center Armando Bacot is also one of the elite players in the conference. Bacot is first in the ACC in rebounding, averaging 9.9 RPG, and is second in blocks. This is an all-around fantastic team and appears to be getting stronger. 

Georgia Tech guard Miles Kelly vs Virginia Tech / Georgia Tech Athletics

Georgia Tech has lost three in a row since defeating Clemson on the road and the Yellow Jackets have also lost eight of their last nine games. 

Damon Stoudamire's team comes into this game 12th in the ACC in PPG, 14th in field goal percentage, 13th in three-point percentage, 4th in rebounding, and 11th in turnovers. Defensively, Georgia Tech is 14th in PPG allowed, 10th in field goal percentage allowed, and 7th in three-point percentage allowed. 

At No. 3, North Carolina is the highest-ranked team Georgia Tech has faced since meeting No. 2 Duke on Jan. 4, 2022. The Tar Heels are the highest-ranked team to visit McCamish Pavilion since the No. 2 Blue Devils on Jan. 8, 2020.

Only two of Georgia Tech’s seven ACC losses have come by double digits. In those five losses, the Jackets had leads of 16 points against Boston College, seven vs. Notre Dame, 10 at Duke, 11 vs. Virginia, six vs. Pittsburgh.

Georgia Tech has lost four straight home games. The Yellow Jackets last dropped four consecutive home games last season, but have not lost five in a row at home since the 2011-12 season, when McCamish Pavilion was under construction and the Jackets split their home schedule between Gas South Arena in Duluth, Ga., and State Farm Arena. Tech has not lost five or more in a row in its on-campus home since the 1980-81 season. the Jackets’ second year in the ACC.

Four Yellow Jackets are averaging double figures in ACC play - Baye Ndongo (15.6), Miles Kelly (13.6), Kowacie Reeves, Jr. (12.1) and Naithan George (10.1). Those four players have combined to hit 47.4 percent of their shots from the floor (175-369) and 38.3 percent from three-point range (59-of-154).

North Carolina has a 72-27 lead in the all-time series between the two teams, and a 58-25 advantage since Tech joined the ACC (one Tech win in 2016-17 vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions).

The Tar Heels have won 12 of the last 15 games in the series and each of the last three, sweeping the 2021-22 regular season series and the teams’ only meeting in 2022-23. Tech won the two meetings before that, a 72-67 win at McCamish Pavilion in the teams’ only 2020-21 meeting and a 96-83 victory at the Dean Smith Center in the teams’ only meeting of the 2019-20 season.

Georgia Tech forward Baye Ndongo vs Virginia Tech / Georgia Tech Athletics

How to Watch Georgia Tech vs North Carolina

Who: Georgia Tech vs North Carolina

When: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30th

Where: McCamish Pavillion, Atlanta, GA

Watch: ESPN

Stream: ESPN App

Radio: Georgia Tech Sports Network by Legends Sports (In Atlanta: 680 AM/93.7 The Fan) | SiriusXM channel 371

Other ways to listen:   SiriusXM app | Listen Online | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App | TuneIn

Announcers: Andy Demetra, Randy Waters

Betting odds per Caesars Sportsbook: North Carolina -8.5; Over/under 152.5; Moneyline: Georgia Tech +370, North Carolina -475

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