Rider Broncs vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SECN+

The Rider Broncs (5-5) are en route to Stegeman Coliseum on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Georgia Bulldogs (9-3).

The Rider Broncs played Marist and went home with a win by a final score of 77-71 in their last contest. Rider finished the contest with a 49.2% FG percentage (29 out of 59) and converted 6 of 14 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Broncs converted 13 of their 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 31 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 9 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Rider allowed the other team to shoot 41.9% from the field on 26 of 62 shooting. Marist doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. On top of that, Marist grabbed 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Marist finished the contest at 58.3% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 12 attempts. They buried 12 out of their 31 attempts from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Broncs walked away with 11 while Marist totaled 15 personal fouls.

Allen Betrand is one player who was a contributor in the game. He finished the game at 63.6% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 27 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Rider comes into this game with a win-loss record of 5-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 72.1 pts per game (184th in the country) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor. The Broncs are shooting 35.3% on shots from downtown (61 of 173) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Rider is grabbing 37.6 boards per game and has earned 119 assists on the year, which is 358th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Broncs are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 53rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 127 surrendered on the campaign. Broncs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.1% (233 of 554) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 35.7% on shots from downtown while they are 174th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.5).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 72-65 when they played Chattanooga. The Bulldogs were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. Chattanooga had 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a rate of 80.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Georgia knocked down 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). Overall, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 23 for 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1%. The Bulldogs allowed Chattanooga to make 21 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.2% in this contest. They finished 35.9% from 3-point land via 14 out of 39 and ended up shooting 9 of 15 at the charity stripe (60.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Georgia permitted Chattanooga to pull down 29 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Kario Oquendo ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He tallied 22 points in his 30 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 7 of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 3 rebounds.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 9-3 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are hitting on 43.6% from the field, which is ranked 236th in the country. Georgia has accounted for 849 points for the campaign (70.8 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.7 times per game (253rd in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 14.3 fouls per contest and they go 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Georgia defense gives up 29.5% on three-point shots (74 of 251) and their opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.8 dimes and 30.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 132nd and 25th in the country. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 56th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 63.3. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the field (110th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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