Georgia State Panthers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 12/14/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SECN+

The Auburn Tigers (8-1) are welcoming the Georgia State Panthers (5-4) at Neville Arena on Wednesday.

The Georgia State Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Northeastern and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-46 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 16 and Northeastern recorded 13 personal fouls. They buried 5 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. Northeastern walked away from this one shooting 78.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 attempts. Additionally, Northeastern snagged 50 boards (13 offensive, 37 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northeastern distributed 16 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Georgia State allowed 43.1% from the floor on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this matchup while creating 17 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 23 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Panthers converted 7 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Georgia State wrapped up the game with a 27.9% FG percentage (19 out of 68) and knocked down 1 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Ja'Heim Hudson is one player who came through in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He played for 31 mins played and grabbed 8 boards. He accounted for 11 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Georgia State comes into this one with a mark of 5-4 this season. They cough up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Georgia State is collecting 35.3 boards per game and has 95 dimes on the year, which is 352nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are shooting 25.0% on three-point shots (40 of 160) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 66.8 points per outing (302nd in Division 1) while going 40.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Panthers have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 79th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 106 surrendered on the season. The Panthers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.7% (207 of 509) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 66th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (63.4).

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers took a loss by a final score of 82-73 against Memphis. The Tigers recorded 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. Memphis committed 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 24 tries. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 79.2%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Auburn made 6 of their 24 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Tigers ended up going 24 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.1%. The Tigers permitted Memphis to convert 30 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this contest. They shot 36.4% from 3-point land by hitting 4 of 11 and ended up shooting 18 out of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Auburn allowed Memphis to pull down 40 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Wendell Green ended up being important for the Tigers for this contest. He tallied 14 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 assists in the game. He converted 3 of 9 in the game for a rate of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Auburn has a mark of 8-1 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Tigers are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which ranks 268th in Division 1. Auburn has 657 points on the season (73.0 per game) and they collect 40.9 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.4 times per game (193rd in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. The Tigers are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they shoot 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 27th in the country in points allowed per contest with 60.7. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the floor (34th in college hoops). The Auburn defense surrenders 26.8% on three-point shots (44 of 164) and their opponents are making 57.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 9.9 dimes and 36.3 boards per game, which is 27th and 272nd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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