Georgia Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (14-2) are on their way to Food City Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Tennessee Volunteers (15-1).

The Georgia Bulldogs played Oklahoma and went home with a win by a final score of 72-62 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 16 while Oklahoma recorded 28 fouls. They also made 7 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. Oklahoma finished 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Oklahoma collected 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oklahoma recorded 15 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Georgia allowed 38.1% from the field on 24 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 27 of 37 shots for a rate of 73.0%. Georgia finished with a 42.9% FG percentage (21 of 49) and buried 3 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Asa Newell is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up with 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Georgia comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-2 for the year. They currently have an average of 79.9 points per outing (70th in D-1) while going 48.4% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 33.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (112 of 339) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia is collecting 39.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 230 assists on the season, which has them ranked 194th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 28.0% from beyond the arc while they are 28th in the nation in opponents PPG (64.3). The Bulldogs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.6% (366 of 949) and they concede 30.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 22nd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 164 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 74-70 against Texas. The Volunteers pulled down 20 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. Texas had 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Tennessee converted 10 out of their 23 attempts (43.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Volunteers finished 25 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. The Volunteers allowed Texas to bury 26 of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.9% for this contest. They went 28.0% from distance by shooting 7 out of 25 and ended up shooting 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Tennessee allowed Texas to grab 22 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Zakai Zeigler ended up having an impact for the Volunteers for this contest. He totaled 16 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 8 assists in this game. He buried 4 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 15-1 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Volunteers are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 114th in the nation. Tennessee has earned 1,234 points for the season (77.1 per contest) and they pull in 39.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.1 times per contest (68th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. The Volunteers have committed 14.3 fouls per game and they hit 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Tennessee defense allows 24.8% on three-point shots (105 of 424) and their opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 8.9 assists and 30.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 5th and 24th in Division 1. The Volunteers defensively are ranked 3rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 57.9. They have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 35.8% from the floor (3rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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