The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will look to extend their best start in program history to 12-0 today, as they take on the Rice Owls at McCamish Pavilion at 2pm Eastern. The game comes at a pivotal time for the Yellow Jackets, as they have garnered the attention of the women's basketball world after their historic start, with the AP poll ranking them at No.17 in the country after wins against the UL-Monroe Warhawks and the then-No. 14 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.
Entering the game, the Yellow Jackets have a 97 percent chance to win, according to ESPN analytics. With how the Yellow Jackets have been playing lately, the game could get out of hand early, so this would be a good game to see some role players get some minutes in to help get them game time experience.
Rice enters the game 7-4, losing to both the BYU Cougars and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns by double digits earlier this season, playing in only two road games so far this season, losing both contests.
The Yellow Jackets head into the contest with the second-best point differential in the ACC beating their opponents by an average margin of 26.7 points. Expect that margin of victory to increase some, as the Yellow Jackets should be too much for the Owls to handle and a blowout by the Yellow Jackets will be the most likely scenario.
The game should be a good one for the Yellow Jackets to prepare to take on the No. 23 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday.