Missouri Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (16-9) will take on the Missouri Tigers (18-6) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers took the court against Oklahoma and walked away with a win by a score of 82-58 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 21 and Oklahoma totaled 24 fouls. They buried 5 of 22 attempts from downtown. Oklahoma went 70.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 24 tries. Moreover, Oklahoma totaled 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oklahoma earned 6 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. In regard to the defense, Missouri allowed their opponent to shoot 31.0% from the field on 18 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 2 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Tigers buried 26 of their 35 shots for a rate of 74.3%. Missouri walked away from the game having earned a 54.2% field goal percentage (26 out of 48) and converted 4 of their 12 three-point shots.

Mark Mitchell is one player who came through in this contest. He recorded 25 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played 31 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Missouri heads into this game with a mark of 18-6 on the campaign. They average 82.4 points per outing (23rd in D-1) while shooting 48.1% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 37.4% on shots from downtown (210 of 562) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Missouri is grabbing 34.8 boards per game and has 325 assists so far this year, which ranks 219th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are 45th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 276 surrendered on the year. The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.8% (572 of 1,367) and they surrender 33.1 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 33.7% on shots from downtown and they are 85th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgia Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 69-53 against Texas A&M. The Bulldogs snagged 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this contest. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. Texas A&M was called for 15 fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to three-point attempts, Georgia converted 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). When all was said and done, the Bulldogs finished 16 for 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 32.7%. The Bulldogs permitted Texas A&M to knock down 26 of 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.6% for the contest. They went 30.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 20 and ended up shooting 11 out of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Georgia allowed Texas A&M to grab 37 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Silas Demary Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in this contest. He earned 19 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 5 of 15 for the game for a rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Georgia has a mark of 16-9 so far this season. The Bulldogs commit 16.1 fouls every game and they shoot 71.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per contest (245th in college) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest. Georgia has totaled 1,876 pts this year (75.0 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are shooting 46.0% from the field, which is ranked 114th in the nation.

The Georgia defense concedes 29.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (174 of 590) and their opponents are making 74.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.6 assists and 32.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 56th and 74th in the nation. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 59th in the country in points allowed per contest with 67.4. They are forcing 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (37th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Missouri

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