Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-10) are traveling to Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs (10-1).

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers faced off with North Alabama and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-69 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Buccaneers finished with 13 while North Alabama totaled 16 fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 18 shots from 3-point range. North Alabama finished 76.5% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 17 shots. Moreover, North Alabama grabbed 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Alabama doled out 16 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. In relation to defending, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to shoot 55.9% from the floor on 33 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Buccaneers converted 15 of 23 tries for a rate of 65.2%. Charleston Southern finished the contest with a 41.5% FG percentage (22 of 53) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 3-pointers.

Taje' Kelly is a player who was a major factor for this game. He notched 34 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 14 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Charleston Southern will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 3-10 this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.4 fouls every game. As a team, Charleston Southern is snagging 37.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 172 dimes on the season, which ranks 136th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Buccaneers are hitting 31.3% on 3-pointers (98 of 313) and 58.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.8 points per outing (268th in Division 1) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Buccaneers are forcing 9.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They concede 33.5% on shots from downtown and they are 325th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (78.5). The Buccaneers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.4% (388 of 801) and they concede 33.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 313th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 179 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 100-49 when they faced Buffalo. The Bulldogs were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while recording 15 steals in the game. Buffalo was called for 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.2%. In the matter of shots from distance, Georgia buried 14 of 34 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Bulldogs shot 37 for 69 from the floor which had them shooting 53.6%. The Bulldogs allowed Buffalo to bury 18 of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.0% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 21.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 4 of 19 and finished the contest at 9 out of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Georgia permitted Buffalo to grab 24 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Asa Newell ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs for this game. He accumulated 16 points in his 20 mins of playing time and added 1 assist for this contest. He buried 8 out of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and added 6 rebounds.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 10-1 this year. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per game while shooting 72.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.6 times per game (51st in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest. Georgia has scored 914 pts on the campaign (83.1 per contest) and they collect 40.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 50.4% from the field, which is ranked 13th in college hoops.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 63.4. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.2% from the floor (19th in the country). The Georgia defense gives up 26.9% on shots from beyond the arc (71 of 264) and opponents are knocking down 75.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 10.1 assists and 28.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 26th and 5th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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