Georgia State Panthers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 3/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Georgia State (+28)

The Georgia State Panthers (18-10) are headed to Moda Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-3). Gonzaga opens this contest as 28-point favorites. The total comes in at 147.5.

The Georgia State Panthers faced off with Louisiana and earned the victory with a final of 80-71 in their last game. Georgia State walked away from the contest having earned a 43.6% FG percentage (24 out of 55) and knocked down 10 of their 15 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Panthers buried 22 of 24 tries for a rate of 91.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 20 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, Georgia State allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the field on 25 of 58 shooting. Louisiana doled out 7 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. In addition, Louisiana had 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Louisiana shot 68.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 22 attempts. They made 6 out of their 18 shots from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 17 while Louisiana accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Corey Allen is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He notched 29 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also collected 1 rebound. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes.

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Georgia State steps onto the court with a mark of 18-10 so far this year. They are averaging 70.6 points per game (193rd in college hoops) while going 40.3% from the floor. The Panthers are connecting on 32.9% on shots from downtown (215 of 654) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia State is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 379 dimes so far this year, which is 239th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 16.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.0% on 3-pointers while they are 45th in the nation in points per game allowed (64.8). The Panthers are allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (635 of 1,538) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 86th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 354 surrendered this year.

When they last played, the Gonzaga Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 82-69 when they faced St. Mary's. Regarding attacking the glass, Gonzaga allowed St. Mary's to get 23 overall (5 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 31.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 16 and finished the contest at 10 of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Bulldogs permitted St. Mary's to convert 27 out of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.4% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs finished 30 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.7%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Gonzaga converted 8 of their 16 attempts (50.0%). They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 77.8%. St. Mary's earned 18 fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Bulldogs were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this contest.

Andrew Nembhard pitched in for the Bulldogs in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 16 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 3 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 39 mins of playing time and earned 7 dimes in this contest.

Gonzaga has a win-loss mark of 26-3 this season. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 18.2 times per game (3rd in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game. Gonzaga has 2,547 points for the season (87.8 per game) and they pull in 41.5 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 52.7% from the floor, which ranks 1st in the nation.

The Gonzaga defense surrenders 30.7% on three-point shots (194 of 631) and opponents are converting on 69.5% of their foul shots. They concede 10.0 assists and 32.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 77th in the nation. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 63rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 65.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 37.9% from the field (3rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia State (+28)

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