Saturday, January 2, 2016

O'Connell Center

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The Georgia Bulldogs travel to O'Connell Center to play the Florida Gators on Saturday, January 2, 2016. The opening line for this game has Florida as 8.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 143.

The Bulldogs come into this game with an overall record of 7-3 and a road record of 0-1. They are 4-6 against the spread and their over/under record is 4-6. The Gators have an overall record of 8-4 and a home record of 5-1. They have an over/under record of 4-6 and they are 5-4 against the spread.

Yante Maten comes into this contest averaging 16.3 points per game while playing 29 minutes per night so far this season for the Bulldogs. He pulls down 7.5 rebounds per game and dishes out 0.7 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 58% while his free throw percentage is currently at 78%. J.J. Frazier averages 15.4 points per game in 29.6 minutes per contest this season. He averages 4 assists per contest and 4.5 rebounds per game for Georgia. His field goal percentage is 40% for the year while his free throw percentage is 83%.

Dorian Finney-Smith averages 13.7 points per game while playing 29.3 minutes per contest this year for the Gators. He grabs 7.8 rebounds per game and has 2.4 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 42% and his free throw percentage currently is at 66%. John Egbunu averages 10.9 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 23 minutes per contest. He also averages 6.6 rebounds per contest and 0.3 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 60% and his free throw percentage is 58%.

Georgia averages 71.5 points per contest this season which ranks them 185th in the nation. Their average scoring margin is 6.6 and their shooting percentage is 45% as a team which has them ranked 96th. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 150th in the country. They average 37.5 rebounds per game and 13.8 assists per game which ranks them 121st and 142nd in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 199th with 13.3 per game. The Bulldogs allow 64.9 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 45th in the nation. They also allow a 37% shooting percentage and a 29% average from behind the arc ranking them 8th and 15th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 35.7 rebounds a game which ranks 152nd and they give up 9.3 assists per contest which puts them in 7th place in the country. They force 11.5 turnovers per game which ranks them 283rd in the Division 1.

Florida averages 73.2 points per game this year which ranks them 156th in Division 1 college basketball. Their average scoring margin is 11.2 and their shooting percentage is 42% as a team which has them sitting in the 222nd spot in the country. Behind the arc they shoot 27% which is good for 342nd in the nation. They average 42.6 rebounds per game and 12.4 assists per contest which ranks them 11th and 213th respectively. In the turnover department the Gators rank 17th with 10.2 per game. The Gators allow 61.9 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 17th in the country. They also allow a 38% shooting percentage and a 33% average from behind the arc ranking them 12th and 122nd in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 37.7 rebounds a game which ranks 220th and they give up 10.6 assists per contest which puts them in 29th place in the nation. The Gators force 13.6 turnovers per game which ranks them 126th in college basketball.

Georgia Bulldogs Betting Trends

The Georgia Bulldogs are 4-6 against the spread

The Georgia Bulldogs are 4-6 against the over/under

Florida Gators Betting Trends

The Florida Gators are 5-4 against the spread

The Florida Gators are 4-6 against the over/under

Georgia Bulldogs Injuries

11/20/15 G Juwan Parker Achilles out indefinitely

Florida Gators Injuries

01/01/16 F Alex Murphy Foot is downgraded to out indefinitely
01/01/16 C Schuyler Rimmer Back "?" Saturday vs. Georgia

Guy's Pick: Take Georgia

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