Georgia Bulldogs vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SECN

The Arkansas Razorbacks (18-9) will try to beat the Georgia Bulldogs (16-11) at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday.

The Georgia Bulldogs faced off with Alabama and ended up losing by a score of 108-59 in their last game. Georgia walked away from the contest with a 37.5% field goal percentage (21 out of 56) and made 4 out of their 13 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 13 of their 30 shots for a percentage of 43.3%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 24 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 8 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding defense, Georgia allowed the other team to shoot 61.9% from the floor on 39 out of 63 shooting. Alabama recorded 26 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Alabama pulled down 46 boards (11 offensive, 35 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Alabama finished the game shooting 63.6% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 22 shots. They also knocked down 16 out of their 34 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 19 while Alabama finished the game with 23 fouls.

Justin Hill is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He played for 30 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up going 54.5% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Georgia enters this contest with a win-loss record of 16-11 this season. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Georgia is pulling down 36.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 313 assists for the season, which is 316th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.3% on three-point attempts (184 of 569) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 69.5 points per game (235th in the country) on 41.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs have forced 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They are 273rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 389 surrendered this season. The Bulldogs are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (698 of 1,625) and they concede 35.6 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 30.9% on three-point shots while they are 193rd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (70.3).

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks got the win with a final of 84-65 when they played Florida. When discussing rebounds, Arkansas allowed Florida to pull down 22 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They went 19.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 21 and ended up going 17 out of 21 at the charity stripe (81.0%). The Razorbacks allowed Florida to knock down 22 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Razorbacks finished 34 for 59 from the floor which had them at 57.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Arkansas made 2 of their 10 attempts (20.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a clip of 82.4%. Florida committed 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Razorbacks earned 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup.

Jalen Graham pitched in for the Razorbacks in this game. He accumulated 26 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 12 of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Arkansas has a mark of 18-9 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Razorbacks are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the country. Arkansas has 2,003 points for the year (74.2 per contest) and they average 35.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.4 times per game (157th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. The Razorbacks have committed 18.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.1% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks on the defensive end are ranked 61st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (50th in college hoops). The Arkansas defense gives up 31.9% on shots from distance (146 of 457) and opponents are converting on 70.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.0 assists and 32.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 15th and 69th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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