Alabama Crimson Tide vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SEC Network

The Georgia Bulldogs (14-6) will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-6) at Stegeman Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced off with LSU and went home with a win by a final score of 109-88 in their last game. Alabama finished having earned a 55.6% FG percentage (35 of 63) and converted 14 of their 34 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Crimson Tide converted 25 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 23 dimes for the contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Alabama allowed 42.3% from the field on 30 of 71 shooting. LSU earned 13 assists and had 7 steals for the game. On top of that, LSU pulled down 30 rebounds (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. LSU went 63.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 27 attempts. They buried 11 of their 28 tries from long range. In reference to fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 19 and LSU finished the game with 24 fouls.

Mark Sears is a player who was a major factor for the game. He finished the game at 45.5% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes. He saw the court for 29 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 21 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Alabama will play this contest with a win-loss record of 14-6 for the year. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Alabama is pulling down 39.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 315 assists for the season, which is 68th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Crimson Tide are shooting 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (228 of 586) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 89.7 pts per game (1st in the nation) while shooting 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide are forcing 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 90th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 236 conceded on the campaign. The Crimson Tide defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (528 of 1,236) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 278th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.6).

When they last played, the Georgia Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 102-98 when they played Florida. When discussing attacking the glass, Georgia permitted Florida to get 46 in all (15 on the offensive side). They shot 35.0% from distance by going 7 out of 20 and ended up shooting 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Bulldogs allowed Florida to make 39 of 71 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 54.9% for the game. Overall, the Bulldogs finished shooting 39 out of 75 from the floor which had them at 52.0%. With regard to shots from distance, Georgia converted 11 of 26 attempts (42.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 52.9%. Florida committed 16 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 17 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 25 for the game.

RJ Melendez was important for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He recorded 35 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 13 of 19 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 14-6 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 257th in Division 1. Georgia has accumulated 1,546 pts for the campaign (77.3 per game) and they snag 36.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per game (233rd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.4 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they go 71.6% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 231st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.2. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (104th in D-1). The Georgia defense allows 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (149 of 472) and their opposition knocks down 72.2% of their foul shots. They allow 14.1 assists and 38.9 boards every game, which is 292nd and 337th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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