High Point Panthers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: High Point Panthers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (6-3) will try to defeat the High Point Panthers (8-3) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The High Point Panthers faced off with North Carolina A&T and walked away with a win by a score of 75-62 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Panthers finished with 15 and North Carolina A&T accounted for 15 personal fouls. They also converted 2 of their 6 attempts from three-point range. North Carolina A&T went 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 16 tries. Furthermore, North Carolina A&T grabbed 19 boards (5 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Carolina A&T distributed 17 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, High Point allowed their opponent to shoot 48.0% from the floor on 24 out of 50 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Panthers buried 12 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. High Point finished the contest having earned a 54.9% FG percentage (28 out of 51) and converted 7 of 13 three-point attempts.

Duke Miles is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He notched 25 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and collected 2 boards. He shot 80.0% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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High Point will play this contest with a record of 8-3 this year. They have an average of 89.1 pts per contest (8th in Division 1) while hitting 49.7% from the field. The Panthers are shooting 38.7% on 3-point shots (105 of 271) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, High Point is collecting 42.2 boards per game and is sitting with 149 dimes for the campaign, which is 112th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.2 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers every game and they draw 21.6 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 241st in the country in opponents points per game (73.2). The Panthers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (283 of 668) and they relinquish 28.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 259th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 137 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgia Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 76-62 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Georgia Tech was called for 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Georgia converted 10 of 33 tries (30.3%). When all was said and done, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 26 for 65 from the field which had them at 40.0%. The Bulldogs allowed Georgia Tech to bury 24 of 75 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.0% in this contest. They finished 29.6% from distance by shooting 8 of 27 and finished the contest at 6 out of 13 from the charity stripe (46.2%). In reference to rebounding, Georgia allowed Georgia Tech to pull down 40 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Noah Thomasson pitched in for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He accumulated 16 points in his 27 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 10 for this contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Georgia has a mark of 6-3 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are shooting 40.4% from the floor, which is ranked 331st in college basketball. Georgia has accounted for 649 points so far this season (72.1 per game) and they pull down 38.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.2 times per contest (311th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.4 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 17.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 157th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.9. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.3% from the field (37th in college basketball). The Georgia defense gives up 31.3% from downtown (65 of 208) and opponents are connecting on 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.0 assists and 40.6 boards per game, which is ranked 224th and 347th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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