Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators Prediction, 1/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN

The Georgia Bulldogs (10-3) are traveling to Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Florida Gators (7-6).

The Georgia Bulldogs took the court against Auburn and took home the win by a score of 76-64 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 19 and Auburn accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 28 attempts from three-point range. Auburn shot 62.5% from the charity stripe by making 10 of their 16 attempts. On top of that, Auburn totaled 39 boards (16 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Auburn recorded 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to the defense, Georgia allowed their opponent to shoot 34.8% from the floor on 24 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 34 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 22 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 68.8%. Georgia wrapped up the contest with a 45.3% field goal percentage (24 of 53) and knocked down 6 of their 15 3-point attempts.

Terry Roberts is a player who was important for this game. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He played 30 mins but did not grab any rebounds. He left the arena with 26 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Georgia comes into this game with a record of 10-3 on the year. They are averaging 71.3 pts per game (195th in the country) while going 43.7% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 33.9% on 3-pointers (92 of 271) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia is pulling in 38.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 166 assists on the year, which is 302nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 fouls. They relinquish 29.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 62nd in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.0). The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.6% (315 of 758) and they surrender 31.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 84th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 159 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gators took a loss by a final score of 66-63 when they faced Texas A&M. The Gators collected 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Texas A&M earned 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Gators to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Florida made 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). When the game finished, the Gators ended up going 20 for 44 from the field which had them shooting 45.5%. The Gators permitted Texas A&M to convert 23 out of their 61 tries from the floor which left them shooting 37.7% for this game. They shot 12.5% from downtown by going 2 out of 16 and ended up shooting 18 out of 28 from the free throw line (64.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Florida permitted Texas A&M to snag 32 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Trey Bonham was important for the Gators in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 13 in the game for a rate of 61.5%, and earned 4 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the game.

Florida has a win-loss mark of 7-6 for the campaign. The Gators have committed 16.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.2 times per game (276th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.5 times per game. Florida has 976 pts on the campaign (75.1 per contest) and they collect 36.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gators are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which is ranked 157th in Division 1.

The Gators on the defensive side of the court are 125th in the country in points allowed per contest with 66.7. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (97th in college basketball). The Florida defense gives up 35.0% on 3-pointers (85 of 243) and opponents are making 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.8 dimes and 35.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 129th and 233rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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