Georgia Southern Eagles vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 12/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Thompson-Boling Arena is the location where the Tennessee Volunteers (6-3) will try to beat the Georgia Southern Eagles (0-9) on Tuesday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles took the court against North Florida and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-56 in their last game. Georgia Southern ended the contest with a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 58) and knocked down 9 of their 27 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 3 of 11 attempts for a rate of 27.3%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 10 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to defending, Georgia Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 31.3% from the floor on 20 out of 64 shooting. North Florida totaled 9 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. In addition, North Florida totaled 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Florida finished the game at 72.7% from the free throw line by burying 16 of their 22 shots. They buried 8 of their 35 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up walking away with 18 and North Florida finished the game with 10 personal fouls.

Eren Banks is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 57.1% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 33 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. He accounted for 10 points on 4 out of 7 shooting.

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Georgia Southern will play this game with a mark of 0-9 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Georgia Southern is collecting 31.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 84 assists on the year, which ranks 350th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are connecting on 34.0% on three-point attempts (86 of 253) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They average 68.0 points per contest (303rd in the country) while shooting 40.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are 322nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 145 relinquished so far this year. The Eagles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (250 of 520) and they concede 39.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They surrender 38.2% on three-point shots and they rank 353rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (82.3).

In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers got the victory with a final of 86-79 when they played Illinois. The Volunteers collected 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Illinois had 22 fouls in this game which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to make 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.5%. Concerning shots from downtown, Tennessee converted 6 of their 18 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers finished 27 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.0%. The Volunteers permitted Illinois to convert 23 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.4% for the contest. They finished shooting 25.0% from distance by going 9 out of 36 and finished the game at 24 out of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Tennessee allowed Illinois to collect 30 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Dalton Knecht ended up being a factor for the Volunteers in this game. He earned 21 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 7 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Tennessee has a record of 6-3 on the season. The Volunteers are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.0 times per game (59th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 10.0 times per game. Tennessee has totaled 707 pts for the year (78.6 per game) and they pull down 38.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Volunteers are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 226th in college basketball.

The Volunteers are ranked 115th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (35th in college hoops). The Tennessee defense gives up 30.6% from downtown (64 of 209) and opponents are converting on 66.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.6 dimes and 34.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 108th and 170th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee

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