The Georgia Bulldogs (5-4) meet the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-7) at Stegeman Coliseum. The game can be seen on SEC Network at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 18, 2018.
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Georgia Bulldogs ATS Prediction
In the Golden Grizzlies’ last outing, they were beaten by the Toledo Rockets, 87-86. Toledo made good use of their 25 trips to the charity stripe, making 21 of them (84.0 percent). Oakland, on the other hand, was just 13-23 (56.5 percent). Xavier Hill-Mais was the game’s leading scorer with 30 points on 14-for-21 shooting.
The Bulldogs easily got past the Savannah State Tigers in their last outing, 110-76. The Bulldogs had a much better free throw rate (0.271 vs. 0.011) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.650 vs. 0.403). With 15 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks, Nicolas Claxton had a good performance for Georgia.
It will be a matchup of opposite tempos as the fast-paced Bulldogs will look to push the more half-court-oriented Golden Grizzlies. Dating back to last season, the Bulldogs rank 51st in possessions per game while the Golden Grizzlies are 321st. Furthermore, the Golden Grizzlies’ ninth-ranked offense (effective field goal percentage of 0.533) will battle against the Bulldogs’ 24th-ranked defense (effective field goal percentage allowed of 0.453).
Hill-Mais has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Oakland.
Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Georgia Bulldogs ATS Pick
Basketball Prediction: SU Winner – Georgia, ATS Winner – Oakland, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Georgia ranks 45th in assists per game (12.9) while Oakland ranks 215th in assists allowed per game (15.0).
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