Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN

The Florida Gators (15-8) will try to beat the Georgia Bulldogs (6-17) at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Wednesday.

The Georgia Bulldogs played Auburn and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-72 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 13 and Auburn had 20 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Auburn went 77.8% from the free throw line by making 14 of 18 attempts. On top of that, Auburn pulled down 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Auburn earned 10 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, Georgia allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 27 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 20 of their 29 tries for a rate of 69.0%. Georgia ended the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and made 4 out of their 14 shots from distance.

Kario Oquendo is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished 50.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He walked away with 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Georgia enters this one with a win-loss record of 6-17 for the season. They currently have an average of 71.0 pts per contest (186th in D-1) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 32.0% on shots from downtown (147 of 459) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia is collecting 34.3 boards per contest and has racked up 324 assists so far this year, which is 102nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs have forced 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 351st in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 375 relinquished this year. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.4% (666 of 1,436) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 33.8% on shots from distance and they rank 336th in college hoops in PPG allowed (77.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Gators walked away with a victory by a final of 62-57 when they played Ole Miss. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Florida allowed Ole Miss to pull down 40 in total (11 offensive). They finished 27.6% from three-point range by hitting 8 out of 29 and finished the contest at 11 of 19 at the free throw line (57.9%). The Gators permitted Ole Miss to convert 19 out of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.8% for this contest. Overall, the Gators ended up shooting 21 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.2%. Concerning shots from downtown, Florida knocked down 8 out of 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.6%. Ole Miss committed 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Gators earned 28 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the game.

Colin Castleton was important for the Gators in this contest. He scored 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 6 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Florida has a win-loss mark of 15-8 on the season. As an offense, the Gators are shooting 42.7% from the field, which ranks them 252nd in the nation. Florida has totaled 1,635 pts this season (71.1 per contest) and they collect 34.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 12.9 times per game (202nd in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Gators are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls every game and they go 72.6% from the free throw line.

The Gators on the defensive end are ranked 45th in college hoops in points given up per game with 63.9. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (223rd in college basketball). The Florida defense allows 31.4% from downtown (124 of 395) and opponents are making 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.1 assists and 34.0 boards per contest, ranking them 64th and 138th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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