Georgia Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

Coleman Coliseum is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (18-3) will try to beat the Georgia Bulldogs (15-6) on Saturday.

The Georgia Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against South Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 71-60 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 14 and South Carolina accounted for 18 personal fouls. They made 4 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. South Carolina walked away from this one shooting 77.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 18 attempts. On top of that, South Carolina collected 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Carolina doled out 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Georgia allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the field on 21 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Georgia wrapped up the game with a 51.0% field goal percentage (26 of 51) and made 7 out of their 15 three-point attempts.

Asa Newell is one player who came through for the game. He shot 66.7% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played 31 mins played and also snagged 10 boards. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Georgia enters this one with a record of 15-6 so far this year. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.4 fouls per game. As a team, Georgia is pulling in 37.4 boards per game and has accumulated 275 assists this season, which ranks 223rd in college in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (142 of 430) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.1 pts per contest (139th in the country) on 47.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 37th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 225 surrendered so far this year. The Bulldogs defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.3% (491 of 1,249) and they surrender 31.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 28.3% on shots from distance and they are 47th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide got the victory with a final of 88-84 against Mississippi State. The Crimson Tide were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. Mississippi State had 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 55.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Alabama made 15 of 31 attempts (48.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Crimson Tide finished the game shooting 31 out of 63 from the field which had them sitting at 49.2%. The Crimson Tide allowed Mississippi State to make 33 of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this game. They shot 32.0% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Alabama allowed Mississippi State to collect 31 in all (11 offensive).

Chris Youngblood ended up having an impact for the Crimson Tide for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest.

Alabama has a mark of 18-3 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is 57th in the country. Alabama has totaled 1,895 points on the year (90.2 per contest) and they collect 44.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.0 times per game (25th in college) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Crimson Tide are committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Alabama defense surrenders 29.3% on shots from 3-point land (145 of 495) and their opponents are converting on 71.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.8 assists and 37.1 boards per contest, ranking them 77th and 311th in college hoops. The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 333rd in college in PPG allowed with 78.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (77th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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