ACC Tournament 2013: Boston College vs. Georgia Tech Preview

Feb 29, 2012; Chestnut Hill, MA, USA; Boston College Eagles guard Jordan Daniels (right) loses control of the ball against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets guard Mfon Udofia (left) during the first half at the Silvio O. Conte Forum. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports

ACC Tournament 2013: [Game 1]

No. 8 Boston College vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech

Predicted Winner: Georgia Tech

TV/Time: ESPNU, 12 noon

Just twelve hours from now the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament will begin in Greensboro, North Carolina. No. 8 seed Boston College will take on the No. 9 seed Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

The Eagles finished the regular season 15-16, 7-11 ACC. They had just two significant victories. They defeated Maryland on February 19th 69-58. Just a few weeks later they stunned the surprisingly hot Virginia Cavaliers, 53-52, by just a point.

The Yellow Jackets on the other hand, did finish one spot behind Boston College. Despite the better overall record of 16-14, the Yellow Jackets finished 6-12 in the ACC. They did however upset No. 6 Miami and pulled off a victory against Virginia.

The Eagles have had some strong performances that doesn’t show up in the win columns as a win, but Georgia Tech is the better team. Georgia Tech needs to continue to rely on rebounding the ball and getting Marcus Georges-Hunt in the paint to put up the easy basket.