Kentucky Wildcats vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (12-2) welcome the Kentucky Wildcats (12-2) at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced Florida and went home with a win by a final score of 106-100 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 20 while Florida accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also made 12 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Florida finished 62.9% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 35 attempts. In addition, Florida collected 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Florida earned 16 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Kentucky let their opponent shoot 55.0% from the floor on 33 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 26 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Kentucky ended the game having earned a 57.8% field goal percentage (37 of 64) and made 14 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Koby Brea is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished 72.7% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He played 22 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He notched 23 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Kentucky comes into this game with a win-loss record of 12-2 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kentucky is pulling down 41.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 268 dimes for the campaign, which is 14th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (141 of 387) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 90.2 points per game (2nd in the country) while connecting on 48.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 10.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are ranked 96th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 170 surrendered for the campaign. The Wildcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.5% (375 of 904) and they relinquish 36.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 28.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 241st in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 63-51 when they faced Ole Miss. The Bulldogs snagged 18 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. Ole Miss earned 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 88.2%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Georgia knocked down 2 out of their 18 tries (11.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 17 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.3%. The Bulldogs allowed Ole Miss to make 21 of their 51 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 41.2% for the contest. They finished 37.5% from distance by shooting 6 of 16 and finished the game at 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Georgia allowed Ole Miss to snag 29 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Asa Newell ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He totaled 13 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 5 out of 9 for this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 13 rebounds.

Georgia has a win-loss record of 12-2 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.1% from the floor, which ranks them 34th in the country. Georgia has scored 1,125 points on the year (80.4 per contest) and they average 39.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.2 times per game (110th in college) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. The Bulldogs have committed 15.9 fouls per game and they connect on 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 28th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 64.1. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (28th in D-1). The Georgia defense gives up 28.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (92 of 323) and opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 10.1 dimes and 29.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 23rd and 9th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Georgia and under the total points

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