Auburn Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SEC Network

The Georgia Bulldogs (15-11) will play the Auburn Tigers (20-6) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers played Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 70-59 in their last contest. Auburn finished the game with a 30.9% FG percentage (17 out of 55) and converted 4 of 22 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 21 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defense, Auburn allowed 44.4% from the field on 24 out of 54 shooting. Kentucky totaled 10 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Kentucky collected 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Kentucky walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 24 attempts. They also knocked down 4 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 16 while Kentucky recorded 23 fouls.

Chad Baker-Mazara is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He finished 66.7% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 26 minutes played and pulled down 6 boards. He notched 14 points on 2 of 3 shooting.

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Auburn will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-6 on the year. They turn the ball over 10.4 times per game and as a group they commit 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Auburn is grabbing 38.8 boards per game and has totaled 460 dimes on the year, which is 14th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are connecting on 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (201 of 605) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They average 82.2 points per outing (24th in the country) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 255 conceded so far this season. The Tigers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 38.2% (577 of 1,512) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 29.8% from 3-point land and they are 55th in the country in points per game from their opponents (67.0).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 76-64 against Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the matchup. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Vanderbilt earned 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to convert 10 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Georgia converted 10 of their 28 attempts (35.7%). In all, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 28 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.8%. The Bulldogs permitted Vanderbilt to bury 21 out of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 36.2% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 34.4% from distance via 11 out of 32 and ended up shooting 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). When talking about team rebounding, Georgia permitted Vanderbilt to collect 24 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Noah Thomasson was important for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He accumulated 17 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest. He converted 6 out of 15 for this game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Georgia has a record of 15-11 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 43.7% from the floor, which is 239th in college basketball. Georgia has accounted for 1,979 points on the season (76.1 per contest) and they collect 36.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.9 times per game (291st in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 16.9 fouls every game and they connect on 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 247th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.0. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (154th in D-1). The Georgia defense gives up 32.3% on shots from distance (198 of 613) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.3 dimes and 37.4 total boards per game, which is 303rd and 308th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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