Auburn Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (14-3) will try to beat the Auburn Tigers (16-1) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers faced off with Mississippi State and notched a win by a score of 88-66 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 19 while Mississippi State recorded 15 personal fouls. They also converted 3 out of their 24 tries from downtown. Mississippi State finished the contest at 70.4% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 27 attempts. Moreover, Mississippi State collected 37 rebounds (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Mississippi State dished out 5 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In reference to defending, Auburn allowed the other team to go 34.9% from the floor on 22 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Auburn walked away from the game with a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 of 60) and buried 10 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Chad Baker-Mazara is a guy who came through for the contest. He scored 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also collected 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 72.7% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Auburn will play this contest with a record of 16-1 so far this season. They are giving up possession 9.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Auburn is collecting 38.0 boards per game and has tallied 306 assists on the campaign, which is 21st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are hitting 37.9% on shots from 3-point land (168 of 443) and 75.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 86.6 pts per game (8th in the country) while going 50.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 16.2 fouls. They give up 30.2% on shots from distance while they are 46th in college in PPG allowed (66.0). The Tigers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.1% (386 of 988) and they surrender 31.8 boards per game as a squad. They rank 2nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 139 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Georgia Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 74-56 when they faced Tennessee. The Bulldogs earned 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this contest. They coughed it up 17 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Tennessee was called for 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Georgia made 6 out of their 21 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Bulldogs shot 20 out of 53 from the field which had them at 37.7%. The Bulldogs allowed Tennessee to bury 28 of 66 tries from the floor which had them at 42.4% for the game. They finished shooting 29.6% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 27 and ended up going 10 of 10 at the free throw line (100.0%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Georgia permitted Tennessee to snag 35 in total (18 on the offensive glass).

Asa Newell pitched in for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He knocked down 4 out of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 13 points in his 32 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Georgia has a mark of 14-3 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 47.8% from the field, which is ranked 58th in college. Georgia has tallied 1,335 points for the year (78.5 per game) and they pull in 38.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (165th in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.7 times per game. The Bulldogs are committing 16.1 fouls per game and they hit 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia defense allows 28.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (113 of 402) and their opposition knocks down 76.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.6 assists and 30.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 33rd and 14th in college. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 34th in college in PPG surrendered with 64.8. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (18th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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