Jacksonville Dolphins vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville Dolphins vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) host the Jacksonville Dolphins (4-3) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Jacksonville Dolphins stepped onto the hardwood against Siena and earned the victory with a final of 75-64 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Dolphins ended up finishing with 22 and Siena racked up 22 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 22 tries from 3-point land. Siena shot 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 20 tries. Additionally, Siena collected 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Siena recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Jacksonville allowed 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Dolphins knocked down 18 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Jacksonville walked away from the contest with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 out of 53) and knocked down 7 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Robert McCray V is a player who was a contributor for the game. He recorded 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 28 minutes played and totaled 8 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Jacksonville heads into this game with a mark of 4-3 this year. They cough up possession 15.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Jacksonville is grabbing 39.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 102 assists so far this year, which is 146th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Dolphins are hitting 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (53 of 164) and 67.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.7 points per game (232nd in D-1) while connecting on 43.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Dolphins are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.4 fouls. They are giving up 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 199th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.0). The Dolphins are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (181 of 398) and they concede 33.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 202nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 90 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 66-63 against St. John's. Regarding team rebounding, Georgia permitted St. John's to get 29 in all (17 on the offensive glass). They shot 10.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 2 of 19 and ended up shooting 23 out of 28 from the free throw line (82.1%). The Bulldogs permitted St. John's to bury 19 of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 31.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs shot 24 for 49 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Georgia converted 5 of their 12 tries (41.7%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a clip of 81.3%. St. John's had 19 fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 16 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 23 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest.

Asa Newell ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He made 8 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and earned 5 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Georgia has a mark of 6-1 on the year. The Bulldogs commit 17.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.1 times per game (185th in the nation) and they turn it over 15.3 times per game. Georgia has 570 points for the campaign (81.4 per contest) and they average 42.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 48.5% from the field, which has them ranked 57th in college basketball.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 118th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (65th in college hoops). The Georgia defense allows 28.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (49 of 174) and opponents are connecting on 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.9 assists and 28.4 rebounds per game, which is 76th and 7th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia

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