The Winthrop Eagles will travel to Stegeman Coliseum to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 8 and can be seen on SEC and ES3.
The Bulldogs are hoping to rebound after their 68-66 loss to Kansas State on Friday. Yante Maten was the game’s high scorer with 20 points. The Eagles, meanwhile, are coming off a 74-70 win against Presbyterian on Saturday. Keon Johnson was the team’s top scorer, recording 18 points on 4-for-6 shooting.
Georgia is a considerable 10-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 147 points. The Bulldogs enter the game with records of 3-3 Straight Up (SU) and 1-5 Against The Spread (ATS). Teams really have to fight for three-pointers against the Bulldogs, who have allowed only 6.0 three-pointers to opponents per game. Opponents have consistently had their shots rejected by the Bulldogs, ranking 10th in the country in blocks per game with 6.5.
When it comes to defending the rim, the Eagles are one of the best in the nation with an average of 6.0 blocks per game.
Georgia and Winthrop will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Win, ATS Winner – Win, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia’s last 7 games at home.
Georgia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
With 67.8 possessions and 1.022 points per possession, the Georgia Bulldogs perform worse on both metrics than the Winthrop Eagles. Winthrop averages 73.7 possessions and 1.169 points per possession.
Georgia has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.7%. Winthrop is a winning 2-1 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Georgia Bulldogs average 18.0 three point attempts per game, and the Winthrop Eagles attempt 23.0 per game. When going for at least 20 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Georgia is 3-1 and Winthrop is 4-1.
Winthrop, the 93rd-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 39.6 rebounds per game. Georgia does worse, ranked 161st with 37.7.
Winthrop ranks 156th in offensive rebounds, while Georgia ranks at 55th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Georgia forces a turnover rate of 16.0%. When Winthrop turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has an exceptional 5-1 record.
