Grand Canyon Lopes vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grand Canyon Lopes vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) will play the Grand Canyon Lopes (6-2) at State Farm Arena on Saturday.

The Grand Canyon Lopes stepped onto the hardwood against Life Pacific and went home with a win by a final score of 100-52 in their last contest. Grand Canyon finished the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (34 of 68) and made 8 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Lopes buried 24 of 35 shots for a rate of 68.6%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 49 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 19 assists for the contest while forcing 17 turnovers and having 14 steals. When discussing the defense, Grand Canyon let their opponent shoot 26.1% from the floor on 18 of 69 shooting. Life Pacific earned 9 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. On top of that, Life Pacific grabbed 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Life Pacific ended up shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 9 tries. They knocked down 8 of their 33 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Lopes finished with 12 while Life Pacific finished the game with 20 fouls.

Caleb Shaw is one player who was a factor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He played 26 mins and snagged 7 boards. He ended up scoring 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Grand Canyon enters this one with a mark of 6-2 this season. They average 81.8 pts per contest (64th in the country) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Lopes are shooting 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (56 of 170) and 73.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Grand Canyon is collecting 33.9 rebounds per game and has 123 dimes on the year, which ranks 268th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.4 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lopes are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They currently rank 17th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 89 surrendered this year. The Lopes defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.2% (204 of 472) and they relinquish 31.6 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 33.1% from 3-point land and they are 225th in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.6).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 69-48 against Notre Dame. When it comes to rebounding, Georgia permitted Notre Dame to grab 26 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 21.1% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Bulldogs allowed Notre Dame to knock down 19 of 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5% for the contest. When the game finished, the Bulldogs went 28 out of 63 from the field which had them shooting 44.4%. In reference to three-point shots, Georgia converted 6 of their 26 tries (23.1%). They were able to knock down 7 of those for a rate of 77.8%. Notre Dame was called for 11 fouls in the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Bulldogs snagged 25 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup.

Asa Newell was important for the Bulldogs for this game. He buried 8 of 16 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and earned 11 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest.

Georgia has a mark of 8-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the nation. Georgia has earned 741 points so far this season (82.3 per contest) and they pull down 40.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per contest (87th in the country) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls per game and they go 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia defense surrenders 27.5% from downtown (60 of 218) and their opponents are converting on 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.3 assists and 27.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 42nd and 4th in D-1. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 38th in the nation in PPG given up with 64.4. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (42nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Grand Canyon

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