Georgia Bulldogs vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/13/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

Fifth Third Arena is where the Cincinnati Bearcats (12-11 last season) will play the Georgia Bulldogs (14-12 last year) on Saturday.

The Georgia Bulldogs took the court against FIU and notched a win by a score of 58-51 in their last game. Georgia ended the game having earned a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 of 57) and made 3 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 15 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding the defense, Georgia allowed their opponent to shoot 33.9% from the floor on 20 out of 59 shooting. FIU earned 12 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Additionally, FIU pulled down 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. FIU ended up shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by making 2 of their 4 attempts. They also made 9 of 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 9 and FIU had 17 fouls.

Braelen Bridges is a player who played a role in the game. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and also grabbed 8 boards. He ended up finishing with 9 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Georgia steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a record of 14-12 last year. They had an average of 77.5 pts per game (43rd in the nation) while hitting 45.8% from the field. The Bulldogs connected on 32.4% on 3-point shots (165 of 509) and 68.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia collected 37.4 rebounds per game and earned 389 assists throughout last year, which ranked 62nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession via turnover 16.7 times per contest and as a group committed 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs forced their opponents into 16.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They gave up 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they were 320th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (78.0). The Bulldogs defense gave up a FG percentage of 45.7% (736 of 1,609) and they surrendered 36.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They were ranked 264th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 355 relinquished over the course of last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats went home victorious with a score of 65-43 against Evansville. Concerning how they rebounded, Cincinnati permitted Evansville to collect 32 in all (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 26.9% from distance by going 7 out of 26 and finished the contest at 8 out of 14 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Bearcats permitted Evansville to knock down 14 out of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 25.9% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bearcats walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 45.5%. With regard to 3-point shots, Cincinnati made 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a rate of 47.1%. Evansville earned 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Bearcats corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the contest.

David Dejulius ended up being important for the Bearcats in the matchup. He accumulated 9 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 4 of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Cincinnati had a record of 12-11 last season. The Bearcats were responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per game and they shot 65.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 15.0 times per game (65th in college hoops) and they coughed up possession 14.6 times per contest. Cincinnati had 1,585 points last season (68.9 per contest) and they pulled down 36.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Bearcats shot 42.3% from the floor, which was ranked 272nd in the nation.

The Cincinnati defense gave up 33.6% on 3-point attempts (153 of 456) and opponents knocked down 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They conceded 13.9 assists and 34.6 rebounds per game, which ranked them 249th and 157th in college basketball. The Bearcats on the defensive end were ranked 231st in D-1 in points allowed per game with 72.1. They forced 13.3 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (191st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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