Marquette vs Georgia Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Marquette Golden Eagles will be in the Bahamas Saturday morning for a matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs. Marquette is the number 15 ranked team in the nation undefeated through five games played following an 18 point blowout of Purdue last time out. Offensively the Golden Eagles are rolling averaging 81.6 points on 45.1% shooting from the floor. Defensively Marquette has been even better holding opponents to 63.8 points per game after giving up to 58 against Purdue. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Kam Jones leads the Marquette offense this season averaging 22.6 points and six assists per game. Stevie Mitchell is second on the team after 13.6 points and Chase Ross chips in heavily averaging 13 points per game. Big man David Joplin is 4th on the team averaging 12.4 points and leads the way pulling in 6.6 rebounds per game.

The Georgia Bulldogs come into Saturday undefeated through five games played following a 38 point blowout victory against Alabama A&M. Offensively Georgia has dominated this season averaging 87 points on 49.3% shooting scored 93 in their last outing. Defensively the Bulldogs are rolling as well giving up 66.6 points per game after only 45 against Alabama A&M.

Georgia dominated against Alabama A&M scoring 93 points on 52.8% shooting knocked down 9 triples. Defensively the Bulldogs held their own allowing 45 points on 29.6% shooting. Georgia won the rebounding battle by 25 and forced 21 turnovers in the victory. Asa Newell leads Georgia this season averaging 16.8 points per game. Silas Demary Jr. is second on the team averaging 14.6 points and adds a team leading 3.8 assist. Dakota Leffew chips in heavily averaging 14.2 points, while Tyrin Lawrence averages 11.2 points per game. RJ Godfrey averages 9.4 points A-Team leading 7.8 rebounds.

This will be a back and forth affair Saturday in the Bahamas as both teams will look to stay undefeated. Expect Marquette to make the plays down the stretch to pull off the victory but Georgia has the size and depth to keep things closed. Marquette will remain undefeated with a win, but the Georgia Bulldogs will keep things close enough to cover the small number. Final Score Prediction, Marquette Golden Eagles win, but the Georgia Bulldogs cover 75-72.