- Hampton CAA 0-0, 6th · 0-0 overall
- Georgia Tech ACC 0-0, 7th · 0-0 overall
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Tip-offThe line
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | GT -4.1 |
| Total | n/a | 148.6 |
| Moneyline | n/a | HAMP +186 GT -186 fair |
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Advantages Why Georgia Tech can win
- Home court: Georgia Tech play at home, worth about 3 points in college basketball, more than in the NBA.
- Three-point shooting: Georgia Tech 109th (35.1%), Hampton 356th (28.8%) of 365.
- Strength of schedule: Georgia Tech 113th (+0.3), Hampton 219th (-0.2) of 365.
- Relative strength: Georgia Tech rank 94th of 365 in shooting allowed (opponent eFG%) (49.9%).
- Team matchup: no unit-against-unit mismatch clearly favors Georgia Tech. The nearest thing to one: their shooting efficiency (234th of 365) meets the Hampton shooting defense (212th), close to even, so this is more about execution than one area to exploit. Pace clash: Georgia Tech play fast (38th of 365 in pace), Hampton slow (294th); whoever sets the tempo gets the game they want.
- Star matchup: Best player against best player, Baye Ndongo (Georgia Tech: 11.8 pts, 8.1 reb, 2.4 ast, Game Score 10.6) has the edge on Xzavier Long (Hampton: 9.8 pts, 9.6 reb, 1.9 ast, Game Score 9.1).
- Simulation: Georgia Tech win 3,250 of 5,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Georgia Tech may not
- Recent scoring margins: worth about 1.2 points to Hampton in our ratings.
- Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Georgia Tech lose by 10 or more.
- Ball security (turnovers per 100 possessions): Hampton 206th (17.0), Georgia Tech 305th (18.6) of 365.
- Getting to the line (free throws per shot): Hampton 80th (0.28), Georgia Tech 230th (0.24) of 365.
- Team matchup: where Hampton can push back. Their ball pressure (134th of 365) meets the Georgia Tech ball security (305th), so look for them to turn steals into easy points in transition. And their offensive rebounding (90th of 365) meets the Georgia Tech defensive rebounding (189th): a chance to crash the glass for second chances.
- Star matchup: the key positions lean Georgia Tech on paper, but Xzavier Long (9.8 pts, 9.6 reb, 1.9 ast, Game Score 9.1) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
- Upset odds: Hampton win 1,750 of 5,000 simulations (35%). A 65% pick still loses about 4 times in 10.
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Side by side
| HAMP | GT | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Record | 0-0 |
| -6.2 265 | Net rating | -5.1 252 |
| 102.2 302 | Offensive rating | 102.6 294 |
| 108.4 178 | Defensive rating | 107.7 154 |
| -0.2 219 | Strength of schedule | +0.3 113 |
| 45.7% 355 | Effective FG% | 50.0% 234 |
| 52.0% 212 | Opponent eFG% | 49.9% 94 |
| 17.0 206 | Turnovers per 100 | 18.6 305 |
| 32.9% 90 | Offensive rebound % | 29.9% 203 |
| 28.8% 356 | 3-point % | 35.1% 109 |
| 66.5 294 | Pace | 71.9 38 |
Small numbers are ranks among 365 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
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