Georgia Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 3/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN

The Missouri Tigers (10-20) are hosting the Georgia Bulldogs (6-24) at Mizzou Arena on Saturday.

The Georgia Bulldogs faced Tennessee and ended up losing by a score of 75-68 in their last game. Georgia finished with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 out of 58) and converted 7 of 23 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 9 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 69.2%. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 23 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 17 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about defending, Georgia allowed 44.3% from the floor on 27 out of 61 shooting. Tennessee totaled 14 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Tennessee collected 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tennessee ended up going 86.7% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 15 tries. They made 8 of their 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 13 and Tennessee totaled 14 fouls.

Aaron Cook is one guy who played a role for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He played for 34 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Georgia heads into this one with a mark of 6-24 on the season. They are averaging 70.5 points per contest (195th in Division 1) while shooting 44.6% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (199 of 609) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia is pulling down 33.0 boards per game and has earned 430 assists for the campaign, which ranks 80th in the nation in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.6 times per game and as a group are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They give up 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are 346th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (78.2). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (881 of 1,861) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 353rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 497 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Missouri Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 73-69 against South Carolina. The Tigers snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. South Carolina earned 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Missouri converted 4 of 18 tries (22.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up shooting 23 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.4%. The Tigers permitted South Carolina to knock down 25 of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.5% for the game. They went 30.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 20 and ended up going 17 of 21 at the charity stripe (81.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Missouri permitted South Carolina to collect 35 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Javon Pickett ended up having an impact for the Tigers for this contest. He buried 8 of 17 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes for this contest.

Missouri has a mark of 10-20 on the campaign. The Tigers commit 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per contest (270th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. Missouri has 1,941 pts on the season (64.7 per contest) and they collect 34.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which is 281st in college basketball.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 222nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (236th in D-1). The Missouri defense gives up 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (218 of 610) and their opponents are making 69.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.1 dimes and 34.3 boards per contest, which ranks 136th and 164th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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