Texas Southern Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 11/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (1-1) are en route to Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday where they will meet the Georgia Bulldogs (1-0).

The Texas Southern Tigers played Texas A&M - San Antonio and notched a win by a score of 100-66 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 14 while Texas A&M - San Antonio accumulated 16 fouls. They converted 13 out of their 37 tries from 3-point range. Texas A&M - San Antonio walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the charity stripe by making 5 of their 15 shots. On top of that, Texas A&M - San Antonio totaled 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Texas A&M - San Antonio earned 18 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Texas Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 38.1% from the floor on 24 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in this game as well as creating 19 turnovers and getting 15 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 46 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 12 of 20 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Texas Southern walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (39 of 78) and converted 10 out of their 28 three-point attempts.

Kavion McClain is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He went 46.7% from the field and distributed 8 dimes. He saw the court for 27 minutes and also collected 2 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Texas Southern will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 1-1 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 22.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Texas Southern is collecting 42.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 36 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 16th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 39.2% on shots from beyond the arc (20 of 51) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They average 84.5 points per game (153rd in college basketball) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 15.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 351st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 35 relinquished on the year. The Tigers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 37.7% (43 of 114) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 31.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 214th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (72.0).

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 83-78 against Tennessee Tech. In reference to rebounds, Georgia allowed Tennessee Tech to pull down 19 overall (4 offensive). They finished shooting 39.3% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 28 and finished the contest at 7 of 11 at the charity stripe (63.6%). The Bulldogs allowed Tennessee Tech to make 30 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 49.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs finished 34 for 66 from the field which had them sitting at 51.5%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Georgia made 4 out of 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 61.1%. Tennessee Tech had 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this matchup.

Asa Newell ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for this game. He earned 26 points in his 32 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist. He buried 13 of 22 in this matchup for a rate of 59.1%, and added 11 rebounds.

Georgia has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 51.5% from the field, which has them ranked 97th in the nation. Georgia has accumulated 83 points for the campaign (83.0 per game) and they grab 44.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (177th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Bulldogs are committing 14.0 fouls per game and they connect on 61.1% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 265th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 78.0. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the field (311th in college basketball). The Georgia defense allows 39.3% on 3-point shots (11 of 28) and their opposition knocks down 63.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 15.0 assists and 25.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 277th and 33rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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