Buffalo Bulls vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (5-5) are traveling to Stegeman Coliseum on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs (9-1).

The Buffalo Bulls played St. Bonaventure and took a loss by a final of 65-55 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bulls finished with 18 and St. Bonaventure accumulated 11 fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 15 shots from 3-point range. St. Bonaventure shot 79.2% from the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 24 tries. Moreover, St. Bonaventure had 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. Bonaventure distributed 11 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, Buffalo let their opponent shoot 44.7% from the field on 21 of 47 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 7 of 7 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Buffalo finished having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (20 of 48) and knocked down 8 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bryson Wilson is someone who had an impact in this game. He left the arena with 14 points on 4 of 10 shooting. He played 21 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up going 40.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Buffalo steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 5-5 this season. They have an average of 76.1 pts per game (185th in D-1) while going 45.5% from the floor. The Bulls are connecting on 30.8% from downtown (78 of 253) and 69.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Buffalo is pulling in 36.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 146 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 229th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.3 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bulls are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They give up 36.2% on three-point shots and they are 326th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (78.2). The Bulls defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.0% (291 of 661) and they relinquish 38.8 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 262nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 157 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 73-68 when they faced Grand Canyon. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Georgia allowed Grand Canyon to get 33 in all (12 on the offensive side). They went 25.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Bulldogs allowed Grand Canyon to bury 23 of 63 tries from the field which left them shooting 36.5% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs ended up going 27 for 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.9%. Concerning 3-point shots, Georgia converted 5 out of their 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a rate of 82.4%. Grand Canyon had 21 fouls for this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Bulldogs corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game.

Asa Newell pitched in for the Bulldogs in the game. He converted 6 out of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 31 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the game.

Georgia has a win-loss record of 9-1 on the season. The Bulldogs have committed 16.4 fouls per game and they hit 73.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.9 times per game (84th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per game. Georgia has earned 814 points so far this season (81.4 per game) and they grab 40.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are connecting on 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 23rd in D-1.

The Georgia defense gives up 27.3% on three-point shots (67 of 245) and their opponents are connecting on 75.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.3 dimes and 28.4 boards per game, which ranks 33rd and 4th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 39th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 64.8. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.6% from the floor (25th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Buffalo

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