Florida Gators vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SEC Network

Stegeman Coliseum is where the Georgia Bulldogs (14-10) will attempt to defeat the Florida Gators (17-7) on Saturday.

The Florida Gators faced LSU and walked away with a win by a score of 82-80 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 16 and LSU totaled 18 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 21 attempts from three-point range. LSU finished shooting 61.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 21 shots. Furthermore, LSU grabbed 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals for this game. When discussing defending, Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 28 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Gators made 12 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Florida ended the contest having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (33 of 68) and knocked down 4 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Walter Clayton is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away with 21 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He played 35 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. He finished 60.0% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Florida enters this one with a win-loss record of 17-7 this season. They average 84.6 pts per contest (12th in Division 1) while going 45.5% from the floor. The Gators are hitting 33.4% on shots from distance (184 of 551) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Florida is collecting 44.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 365 dimes this season, which is 87th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Gators are able to force 10.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They rank 71st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 280 conceded for the year. The Gators defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (669 of 1,544) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a team. They give up 33.4% on shots from downtown and they are 303rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.6).

When they last played, the Georgia Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-75 against Arkansas. With respect to rebounds, Georgia allowed Arkansas to snag 27 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.7% from distance by hitting 5 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 26 at the free throw line (65.4%). The Bulldogs allowed Arkansas to convert 28 out of their 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs shot 26 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. With respect to shots from downtown, Georgia buried 4 of 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a rate of 82.6%. Arkansas had 15 fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 23 shots. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs earned 16 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for this game.

Silas Demary Jr. ended up being important for the Bulldogs for this contest. He converted 7 out of 10 for the matchup for a rate of 70.0%, but didn't pull down a rebound. He racked up 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists in the matchup.

Georgia has a mark of 14-10 on the season. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per contest while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.1 times per game (282nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. Georgia has accounted for 1,821 pts this year (75.9 per game) and they pull in 36.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which is 271st in Division 1.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 238th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 73.9. They are forcing 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (166th in D-1). The Georgia defense gives up 32.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (178 of 557) and opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 14.6 dimes and 37.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 310th and 315th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida

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