Gardner-Webb vs Georgia Southern Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/17/24

In this article, we will formulate a Gardner-Webb vs Georgia Southern Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday,  December 17th, at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center.  To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Bulldogs’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Gardner-Webb

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Georgia Southern

-Recent betting trends in games played between Gardner-Webb and Georgia Southern

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Bulldogs and Tigers. 

How Does Gardner-Webb Bounce Back?

Gardner-Webb in the last game faced off against Queens and they didn’t get the job done. The offense scored 83 points, but the defense gave up 85 points and that led to the defeat. At halftime, they were down eight points, but in the second half they scored 47 points and that was enough to give them a chance. Darryl Simmons II had a strong game putting up 23 points and two assists. Gardner-Webb is averaging 72.7 points, while their defense is giving up 77.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 247th in the league while the defense is ranked 312th. Guard Anthony Selden is averaging 15.7 points per game to pace this team. Gardner-Webb will meet East Carolina after this one.

Georgia Southern Looks to Bounce Back

Georgia Southern in the last game faced off against Louisana Tech and they only scored 63 points while the defense gave up 77 points on the way to the defeat. Bradley Douglas was the star of the show putting up 20 points, but the rest of the team just wasn’t good enough. Georgia Southern, on the season, is averaging 74.5 points while their defense is giving up 78.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 213th while the defense is ranked 327th. To find success in this game the defense is going to need to be a whole lot better. Georgia Southern will face Texas State and UL Monroe following this game.

Gardner Webb vs Georgia Southern Prediction

These are two teams who have had zero interest in playing defense, and that is going to be the difference here. Georgia Southern is giving up 78.4 points and Gardner-Webb is giving up 77.4 points per game. Gardner-Webb and Georgia Southern are both going to have no issue running up the score, and this game is going to be a shootout. Back the over to cash. This is one of my favorite plays on the board.