Planning on watching today’s Tigers and Bulldogs game? Catch the action at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, as the Bulldogs hosts this showdown at 9:30 ET on SECN. This Southeastern conference matchup has an over/under of 147 points, and Georgia is favored to win by -3 at home vs. Missouri.

MISSOURI TIGERS VS GEORGIA BULLDOGS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Georgia Bulldogs -3

This game will be played at Bridgestone Arena at 9:30 ET on Wednesday, March 13th.

WHY BET THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS:

  • We have this one finishing with a projected score of 76-69 in favor of the Bulldogs.
  • Not only will Georgia pick up the win, but look for them to cover at -3.
  • The over/under is currently sitting at 147 points, and we like the under with a projected 145 points.

Can the Tigers Pull Out the Win as Road Underdogs?

Missouri is coming off an 84-80 loss to LSU and has lost 18 straight games. The Tigers are 8-23 overall, including 0-18 in Southeastern Conference action compared to an 8-5 non-conference record. On the road, Missouri is 2-10 this season, and they have lost their last 10 games away from home.

This season, Missouri has been the underdog in 17 of their 31 games, and they are just 1-16 in those games. The Tigers are 7-7 when they are favored, and for this game, they are getting three points. Their average scoring margin on the road is -6.9 points per game, and the over/under for this game is set at 147 points.

As the underdog this season, Missouri has an ATS record of 7-10 and an overall ATS mark of 10-21. On the road, the Tigers are 7-5 vs. the spread and their last 3 road ATS record is 2-1. In their last 10 games as the underdog, Missouri has gone 4-6 vs. the spread.

This season, the over/under record for Missouri games sits at 17-14. So far, the average point total in their games is 149.2. Today’s over/under line of 147 is lower than the average OU line in their games (148.2). In their last three games, the over/under record is 3-0 and the average scoring total in those games is 166 points.

Coming off their recent game, the Missouri offense tallied 80 points in a matchup against LSU. Their field goal percentage for the game was 47.5%, and they made 9 threes. Sean East is the current leading scorer for the team, with an average of 17.9 as they approach today’s matchup. In addition, Tamar Bates brings a PPG average of 13.5 into the game.

At this time, the Tigers’ defense is positioned 290th in the country, permitting 76.6 points per game. On average, opposing teams are hitting 7.6 threes per game vs. Georgia. This has come on three-point shooting percentage of 34.5%.

Can the Bulldogs Offense Score Enough at Home?

Georgia enters this game as a 3-point favorite, and they have been strong in this role all season, going 13-1 in their 14 games as the favorite. At home this season, the Bulldogs are 12-7, and they will look to bounce back from a 92-78 loss to Auburn in their most recent game.

For the season, Georgia is 16-15, including a 6-12 record in Southeastern Conference play. In their last 10 games at home, the Bulldogs are 4-6, and they have gone 1-4 in their last five contests at home.

As the favorite this season, Georgia has gone 8-5-1 vs. the spread. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Bulldogs are 6-3-1 ATS. At home, Georgia has an ATS mark of 8-10-1 this year and they have gone just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games. Their ATS record over their last three home games is 1-2 and they are 1-4 ATS in their last five games at home.

Today’s over/under line of 147 is right in line with the average over/under line in Georgia’s games this year (149.7). Over their last three games, the over/under record is 1-2 and the average scoring total is 143 points. On the season, their over/under record is 14-17.

In their recent game, the Bulldogs’ offense concluded with 78 points, consistent with their ongoing season average of 75 points per contest. The top scorer for the Bulldogs was Silas Demary Jr. with 15 points, while Russel Tchewa also chipped in with 14 points.

Coming into today’s game, the Georgia defense is giving up an average of 74.7 points per contest. Georgia’s defense is coming off a game in which they allowed the Auburn offense to knock down 51% of their shots on their way to putting up 92 points.