Georgia Southern Eagles vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 12/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-2) will try to defeat the Georgia Southern Eagles (6-4) at Thomas Assembly Center on Friday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles faced North Florida and went home with a win by a final score of 93-91 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 12 while North Florida accumulated 19 fouls. They also converted 14 of their 45 shots from beyond the arc. North Florida finished the contest at 50.0% when shooting free throws by burying 7 of their 14 attempts. Additionally, North Florida collected 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Florida doled out 18 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to shoot 44.9% from the floor on 35 out of 78 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 12 of 22 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. Georgia Southern walked away from the game with a 49.3% field goal percentage (36 out of 73) and converted 9 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Bradley Douglas is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Georgia Southern comes into this one with a mark of 6-4 on the campaign. They average 75.7 points per game (186th in college basketball) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (83 of 262) and 64.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Southern is collecting 38.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 125 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 251st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 16.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 22.2 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles are able to force 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 229th in college basketball in allowing assists with 133 surrendered on the season. The Eagles are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.6% (252 of 591) and they relinquish 38.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 28.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 330th in college basketball in PPG allowed (78.5).

In their last game, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 69-58 when they played Louisiana. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Louisiana Tech permitted Louisiana to snag 19 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 14 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Bulldogs permitted Louisiana to bury 22 of their 53 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.5% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs ended up going 27 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.9%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Louisiana Tech converted 5 out of 13 tries (38.5%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. Louisiana had 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They also coughed it up 15 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Bulldogs were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest.

Daniel Batcho was important for the Bulldogs in this contest. He made 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and added 11 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 25 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Louisiana Tech has a mark of 8-2 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.7% from the field, which ranks them 24th in college basketball. Louisiana Tech has totaled 788 pts for the year (78.8 per contest) and they pull down 36.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 16.4 times per game (59th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per game. The Bulldogs have committed 15.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 115th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (84th in D-1). The Louisiana Tech defense gives up 30.3% on shots from distance (72 of 238) and opponents are making 66.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.8 assists and 32.8 boards per contest, which is 174th and 103rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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