Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Duke Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men

Prediction published on 3/12/25, 7:10 PM  by Matt Lowrimore | Modified on 3/12/25 at 11:01 PM in NCAA Men Picks

After a wild first two rounds of the ACC tournament, the quarterfinals are set to begin on Monday afternoon. The first game up will see the 8th-seeded Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils. Let's take a closer look at the match statistics and predictions to see who can come out on top in this game between the Yellow Jackets and the Blue Devils.

Georgia Tech enters this game with a record of 17-15 and is fresh off their second-round win against the Virginia Cavaliers. Tech beat the Cavaliers by a score of 66-60 but will still need to win the ACC tournament to earn their bid into the NCAA tournament.

On the other side is Duke, who enters this game with a record of 28-3 and finished the season with a near-perfect ACC record of 19-1. Seeing that Duke earned the top seed in the ACC tournament, they received a double-bye, making this their first ACC tournament game. 

Per ESPN's Joe Lunardi, Duke is all but guaranteed a number one seed in the NCAA tournament but if they win the ACC and Auburn loses in the SEC tournament, there is a slim chance they could be awarded the top overall seed. Duke most recently beat North Carolina on the road by a score of 82-69 this past Saturday.