Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN

The Tennessee Volunteers (11-4) are on their way to Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday where they will play the Georgia Bulldogs (12-3).

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Mississippi State and took a loss by a score of 77-72 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Volunteers finished with 20 and Mississippi State totaled 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 18 attempts from long range. Mississippi State went 70.4% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 27 tries. On top of that, Mississippi State pulled down 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Mississippi State totaled 12 assists and had 10 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Tennessee allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 26 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in the game as well as creating 16 turnovers and earning 15 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 32 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Volunteers converted 10 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. Tennessee ended the contest having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 of 59) and made 8 out of their 29 three-point attempts.

Dalton Knecht is one player who came through in the game. He was able to score 28 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also snagged 6 boards. He ended up going 55.6% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Tennessee will enter this game with a mark of 11-4 for the season. They turn it over 11.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Tennessee is pulling in 39.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 256 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 41st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Volunteers are connecting on 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (130 of 387) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.3 points per outing (95th in the country) while shooting 44.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Volunteers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are giving up 29.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 50th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.1). The Volunteers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 38.4% (328 of 855) and they concede 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They rank 32nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 160 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs got the win with a final of 76-66 against Arkansas. The Bulldogs collected 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Arkansas committed 22 fouls for the game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 77.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgia knocked down 9 out of 27 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 25 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.7%. The Bulldogs allowed Arkansas to make 24 of their 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.0% for the matchup. They went 14.3% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 3 out of 21 and ended up shooting 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). With respect to rebounding, Georgia permitted Arkansas to snag 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Justin Hill pitched in for the Bulldogs in this game. He totaled 19 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 13 for this game for a rate of 46.2%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Georgia has a mark of 12-3 this season. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game while shooting 70.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.8 times per contest (238th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. Georgia has earned 1,131 pts so far this season (75.4 per contest) and they snag 37.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which is 255th in the country.

The Georgia defense gives up 29.3% on shots from 3-point land (103 of 352) and opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.9 assists and 38.8 boards every game, which is 195th and 330th in college hoops. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 127th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 69.1. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the field (42nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee

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