Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 3/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SECN

The Tennessee Volunteers (21-7) are en route to Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday where they will take on the Georgia Bulldogs (6-23).

The Tennessee Volunteers took the court against Auburn and took home the win by a score of 67-62 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Volunteers finished with 16 and Auburn finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 24 tries from distance. Auburn finished 73.3% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 15 attempts. Furthermore, Auburn grabbed 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Auburn recorded 12 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. Concerning defending, Tennessee let their opponent shoot 35.4% from the floor on 23 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Volunteers converted 21 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Tennessee finished with a 32.8% field goal percentage (20 of 61) and converted 6 of their 16 3-point shots.

Santiago Vescovi is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He scored 14 points on 3 out of 9 shooting. He played 31 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 33.3% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Tennessee heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 21-7 for the season. They are averaging 73.4 points per contest (125th in college hoops) on 42.7% from the floor. The Volunteers are connecting on 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (243 of 701) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Tennessee is snagging 37.3 boards per game and is sitting with 450 assists for the season, which has them ranked 40th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Volunteers are able to force 16.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 80th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 317 surrendered on the campaign. The Volunteers are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.5% (617 of 1,523) and they concede 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 26th in college basketball in points per game allowed (62.8).

For their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 84-72 when they played Florida. Concerning attacking the glass, Georgia allowed Florida to snag 28 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 45.2% from three-point range by connecting on 14 of 31 and finished the contest at 8 out of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Bulldogs permitted Florida to convert 31 of 60 attempts from the floor which had them at 51.7% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 27 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.6%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Georgia converted 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. Florida was called for 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 2 steals in this game. The Bulldogs corralled 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this contest.

Braelen Bridges was important for the Bulldogs in this contest. He made 8 of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Georgia has a mark of 6-23 this year. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 151st in the country. Georgia has accounted for 2,046 points for the campaign (70.6 per contest) and they pull in 33.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.2 times per game (103rd in the nation) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 15.1 fouls every game and they shoot 75.3% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 345th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 78.3. They are able to force 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (346th in D-1). The Georgia defense allows 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (253 of 730) and their opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 16.7 dimes and 34.1 boards per contest, which ranks 352nd and 153rd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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