Georgia Bulldogs vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (14-4) are headed to Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-7).

The Georgia Bulldogs faced Auburn and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-68 in their last game. Georgia finished having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (26 out of 57) and made 7 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 9 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 45.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 8 assists for the contest while forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to the defense, Georgia let their opponent shoot 39.3% from the field on 24 out of 61 shooting. Auburn recorded 7 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Additionally, Auburn had 34 rebounds (13 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Auburn finished shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 20 shots. They also made 10 out of their 23 shots from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 17 while Auburn finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Asa Newell is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He ended up going 46.2% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played for 33 minutes and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He finished with 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Georgia will take the court with a win-loss record of 14-4 on the year. They have an average of 77.9 pts per contest (101st in Division 1) while shooting 47.6% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.9% on three-point attempts (125 of 380) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia is grabbing 38.7 boards per game and has accumulated 247 assists this season, which ranks 225th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are giving up 28.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 34th in college in PPG allowed (65.1). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 38.8% (418 of 1,076) and they relinquish 30.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 24th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 187 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-65 against Missouri. The Razorbacks were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this game. They gave up possession 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. Missouri was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Arkansas knocked down 5 out of 23 attempts (21.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Razorbacks ended up shooting 28 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4%. The Razorbacks permitted Missouri to bury 29 out of 63 attempts from the field which had them at 46.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 47.8% from distance by connecting on 11 of 23 and ended up going 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Arkansas allowed Missouri to pull down 34 overall (9 offensive).

Zvonimir Ivisic ended up having an impact for the Razorbacks for this contest. He totaled 14 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 6 of 9 for this contest for a rate of 66.7%, and added 10 rebounds.

Arkansas has a record of 11-7 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Razorbacks are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which is ranked 54th in the country. Arkansas has scored 1,393 pts so far this year (77.4 per contest) and they grab 36.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (99th in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per contest. The Razorbacks are committing 15.7 fouls every game and they hit 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Arkansas defense allows 31.3% on shots from distance (139 of 444) and their opponents are making 71.3% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.9 dimes and 34.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 92nd and 186th in college hoops. The Razorbacks on defense are ranked 95th in college in PPG surrendered with 68.4. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (62nd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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