Jacksonville vs Georgia Picks and Prediction – 12/1/2024

The Jacksonville Dolphins will be in Athens, GA Saturday night for a game against  the Georgia Bulldogs. Jacksonville has won four games and lost 3 coming into Saturday following an 11 point victory in their last outing. Offensively the Dolphins are rolling this year averaging 73.7 points per game on 43.3% shooting and poured in 25 points in their last outing. Defensively Jacksonville has done the work this season holding opponents to 72 points per game after allowing just 64 in their most recent victory. Stay in the loop with our College Basketball Picks.

Robert McCray V leads Jacksonville this season averaging 17.4 points and five assists per game. Zach Bell averages 11 points and Zimi Nwokeji averages 10 points per game as well. Stephon Payne III averages 8.3 points and adds a team-leading 7.7 rebounds.

The Georgia Bulldogs stay home Saturday with six wins and one loss in the year following a narrow 3 point victory in their last outing. Offensively Georgia has rolled this season averaging 81.4 points on 48.6% from the floor. Defensively the Bulldogs have done the work as well allowing just 68 points per game and have given up an average of 54 points per game their last two victories.

Freshman Asa Newell leads Georgia this season averaging 15.9 points and adds a team high 6.7 rebounds per game. Silas Demary Jr is second on the team averaging 14 points to go along with the team leading 3.6 assists. Dakota Leffew averaged 12.6 points and Tyrin Lawrence adds a fourth best 11.7 points per game. Blue Cain is the 5th Georgia player averaging double digits scoring 10.9 points in nearly 27 minutes per contest. Big man RJ Godfrey averages 7.6 points and 6 6.1 rebounds per game off the bench for the Bulldogs.

Georgia comes in a Saturday rolling and will continue that trend against a mediocre Jacksonville team. Look for the size and depth of the Bulldogs to be the difference in this game as they dominate Jacksonville for 40 minutes. Take Georgia to continue their winning ways they get to win and cover Saturday at home. Final Score Prediction, Georgia Bulldogs win and cover 88-61.