Oklahoma Sooners vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (13-2) will go up against the Oklahoma Sooners (13-2) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Texas A&M and took a loss by a final of 80-78 in their last contest. Oklahoma walked away from the contest with a 54.3% FG percentage (25 out of 46) and knocked down 14 of their 24 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Sooners buried 14 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 26 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 21 assists for this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, Oklahoma allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the field on 27 of 61 shooting. Texas A&M dished out 11 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Texas A&M collected 28 rebounds (15 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Texas A&M finished the game at 77.3% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 22 tries. They made 9 of 23 tries from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Sooners ended up walking away with 16 while Texas A&M recorded 16 personal fouls.

Brycen Goodine is one guy who was important for the matchup. He shot 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He recorded 34 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Oklahoma enters this contest with a record of 13-2 this year. They currently have an average of 82.5 points per contest (41st in the country) while hitting 48.8% from the field. The Sooners are shooting 37.6% on 3-pointers (142 of 378) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma is collecting 33.0 boards per game and is sitting with 221 assists on the year, which ranks 165th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Sooners are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 28.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 178th in college in points per game allowed (71.0). The Sooners defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (388 of 894) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 68th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 82-69 when they faced Kentucky. The Bulldogs were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Kentucky was called for 25 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 38 tries. They were able to knock down 29 of those for a clip of 76.3%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Georgia buried 7 of 24 attempts (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 23 for 55 from the field which had them at 41.8%. The Bulldogs allowed Kentucky to knock down 24 out of 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.5% in this matchup. They shot 24.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 25 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to rebounding, Georgia allowed Kentucky to grab 32 in total (11 offensive).

Asa Newell was important for the Bulldogs in this contest. He converted 5 of 9 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and added 7 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for the contest.

Georgia has a win-loss record of 13-2 on the season. As an offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 48.7% from the field, which ranks them 42nd in the nation. Georgia has accounted for 1,207 pts on the campaign (80.5 per game) and they pull down 39.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (127th in the country) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the charity stripe.

The Georgia defense gives up 28.2% on 3-point shots (98 of 348) and their opponents are connecting on 75.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.9 dimes and 29.8 total boards per game, which ranks 22nd and 11th in Division 1. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 32nd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 64.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (21st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia

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