Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (4-6) are en route to Stegeman Coliseum on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Georgia Bulldogs (7-3).

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers played Saint Francis and earned the victory with a final of 72-65 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 13 and Saint Francis finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 22 attempts from 3-point range. Saint Francis ended up going 61.9% from the free throw line by making 13 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Saint Francis snagged 24 boards (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Saint Francis doled out 14 assists and had 9 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed 38.2% from the field on 21 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 40 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Mountaineers converted 8 of 17 shots for a percentage of 47.1%. Mount St. Mary's wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (28 out of 58) and converted 8 of 21 three-point shots.

Josh Reaves is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and collected 1 board. He finished 77.8% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Mount St. Mary's comes into this matchup with a record of 4-6 on the campaign. They average 71.8 points per outing (262nd in the country) while hitting 45.0% from the field. The Mountaineers are shooting 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (60 of 191) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Mount St. Mary's is pulling down 36.1 rebounds per game and has 137 dimes this year, which ranks 247th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers every game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 149th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.5). The Mountaineers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (242 of 562) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 123rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 128 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 66-58 when they played High Point. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Georgia permitted High Point to pull down 40 in all (16 offensive). They finished 25.0% from distance by connecting on 9 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Bulldogs allowed High Point to knock down 17 of their 73 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 23.3% for this game. In all, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Georgia converted 4 of their 12 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.6%. High Point committed 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Bulldogs corralled 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this matchup.

Silas Demary Jr. pitched in for the Bulldogs for this contest. He made 4 out of 7 in the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and added 6 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Georgia has a mark of 7-3 this year. The Bulldogs commit 17.5 fouls per contest and they hit 70.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per game (321st in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.2 times per contest. Georgia has totaled 715 points on the year (71.5 per game) and they collect 38.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 40.7% from the floor, which is ranked 323rd in the country.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 129th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 68.7. They have forced 10.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.5% from the floor (14th in the country). The Georgia defense gives up 30.3% on shots from beyond the arc (74 of 244) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.7 dimes and 41.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 183rd and 359th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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