Winthrop Eagles vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 11/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winthrop Eagles vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

Stegeman Coliseum is the site where the Georgia Bulldogs (2-3) will meet the Winthrop Eagles (4-2) on Friday.

The Winthrop Eagles faced Elon and walked away with a win by a score of 78-70 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Eagles ended up with 22 while Elon accumulated 27 fouls. They also converted 8 of their 29 attempts from long range. Elon ended up shooting 78.6% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 28 shots. Moreover, Elon collected 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Elon doled out 14 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Winthrop allowed 39.2% from the floor on 20 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 27 of 35 attempts for a rate of 77.1%. Winthrop ended the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (23 of 54) and converted 5 out of their 20 shots from downtown.

Kelton Talford is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He played for 25 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 57.1% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Winthrop enters this game with a record of 4-2 this season. They currently have an average of 77.8 pts per game (141st in the country) while hitting 48.2% from the floor. The Eagles are connecting on 36.0% on three-point shots (41 of 114) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Winthrop is snagging 34.0 rebounds per game and has earned 60 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 188th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 289th in D-1 in allowing assists with 69 surrendered on the year. The Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.1% (127 of 325) and they relinquish 31.3 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 27.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 63rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (63.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgia Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 71-64 against Providence. In regard to team rebounding, Georgia permitted Providence to collect 35 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 26.9% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). The Bulldogs allowed Providence to knock down 26 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4% for this game. In all, the Bulldogs finished 24 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.1%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Georgia buried 6 out of 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a rate of 83.3%. Providence had 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Bulldogs corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in this contest.

Noah Thomasson pitched in for the Bulldogs in this game. He earned 19 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist for this game. He buried 7 out of 21 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Georgia has a record of 2-3 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 38.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 334th in the nation. Georgia has accounted for 347 points this year (69.4 per game) and they average 35.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 10.6 times per game (308th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 18.2 fouls per game and they shoot 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia defense surrenders 31.0% on 3-pointers (36 of 116) and opponents are knocking down 74.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 43.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 180th and 350th in D-1. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 227th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (159th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Winthrop

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