Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators Prediction, 1/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SEC Network

The Florida Gators (9-5) will try to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs (13-1) at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Tuesday.

The Georgia Bulldogs faced Auburn and notched a win by a score of 104-100 in their last game. Georgia walked away from the game with a 52.3% field goal percentage (34 out of 65) and buried 11 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 25 of their 35 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 11 assists for the game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Georgia let their opponent shoot 45.3% from the field on 34 of 75 shooting. Auburn earned 15 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Auburn collected 46 boards (20 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Auburn finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 24 of their 36 attempts. They also made 8 of 30 attempts from long range. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 24 and Auburn accumulated 26 fouls.

Jeremiah Wilkinson is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 31 points on 9 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 42.9% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Georgia will play this game with a mark of 13-1 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Georgia is pulling down 43.5 boards per game and is sitting with 231 dimes on the year, which is 115th in the country in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.1% on 3-point shots (135 of 420) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They average 99.4 pts per contest (1st in the country) while hitting 49.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 16.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.1 fouls. They currently rank 81st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 176 relinquished so far this season. The Bulldogs defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 39.9% (375 of 940) and they relinquish 37.1 boards per game as a squad. They give up 30.9% from 3-point land while they are 201st in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.0).

In their last game, the Florida Gators walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-74 when they played Missouri. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Florida permitted Missouri to pull down 31 in all (10 on the offensive side). They shot 36.4% from distance by going 8 out of 22 and ended up going 18 out of 30 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Gators permitted Missouri to convert 25 of their 55 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 45.5% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Gators ended up shooting 26 for 63 from the floor which had them at 41.3%. With regard to shooting from distance, Florida made 7 of 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. Missouri committed 19 fouls in the game which took the Gators to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. The Gators were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the game.

Thomas Haugh ended up being important for the Gators in this game. He tallied 24 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the contest. He made 9 out of 20 in the game for a rate of 45.0%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Florida has a win-loss mark of 9-5 on the year. The Gators are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per game and they shoot 70.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (129th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. Florida has accounted for 1,180 points for the season (84.3 per contest) and they pull down 46.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Gators are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 178th in college.

The Florida defense allows 32.3% from downtown (95 of 294) and opponents are converting on 69.6% of their foul shots. They allow 11.5 dimes and 30.8 rebounds every game, which is 51st and 36th in those categories on the defensive end. The Gators on the defensive side of the court are 119th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (61st in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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