Western Carolina Catamounts vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Carolina Catamounts vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) will try to defeat the Western Carolina Catamounts (4-6) at Stegeman Coliseum on Thursday.

The Western Carolina Catamounts took the court against Virginia Tech and took a loss by a score of 96-74 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Catamounts walked away with 20 while Virginia Tech recorded 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 of 27 tries from distance. Virginia Tech finished the game shooting 65.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 23 tries. Furthermore, Virginia Tech collected 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Virginia Tech totaled 15 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, Western Carolina let their opponent shoot 53.1% from the field on 34 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 29 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Catamounts made 18 of their 30 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Western Carolina wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 of 57) and converted 8 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Marcus Kell is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished with 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. He shot 58.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Western Carolina will take the court with a record of 4-6 for the year. They currently have an average of 76.8 pts per contest (199th in college hoops) while shooting 43.8% from the floor. The Catamounts are shooting 29.9% on shots from distance (78 of 261) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Carolina is grabbing 40.3 boards per game and has earned 139 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 272nd in college in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a group they commit 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Catamounts are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.0% on 3-pointers and they are 287th in college hoops in opponents points per game (78.3). The Catamounts defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (263 of 579) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 171st in D-1 in giving up assists with 141 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Georgia Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 84-65 against Cincinnati. Concerning cleaning the glass, Georgia allowed Cincinnati to snag 33 overall (12 offensive). They finished shooting 25.9% from distance by shooting 7 of 27 and ended up shooting 12 out of 21 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Bulldogs allowed Cincinnati to knock down 23 of 65 tries from the field which had them at 35.4% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs shot 30 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. Concerning three-point attempts, Georgia converted 4 of their 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. Cincinnati was called for 21 fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this contest.

Blue Cain ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in this game. He had 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for this game. He buried 5 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Georgia has a record of 9-1 this season. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are hitting on 49.1% from the field, which ranks them 47th in the nation. Georgia has accounted for 983 pts on the year (98.3 per contest) and they collect 44.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.5 times per game (46th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 17.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Georgia defense surrenders 30.2% on 3-point shots (74 of 245) and their opponents are knocking down 63.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.4 dimes and 37.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 115th and 288th in the country. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 119th in college in points per game surrendered with 70.6. They are forcing 16.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.3% from the field (19th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia

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