Auburn vs Georgia Prediction 1/3/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

Chris Ruffolo

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Dec 18, 2025; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs guard Jeremiah Wilkinson (5) dribbles against the Western Carolina Catamounts in the second half at Stegeman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-Imagn Images

MATCHUP	Auburn Tigers	Georgia Bulldogs
Team Records	9-5	13-1
Where	Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, GA
When	Saturday, January 3, 2026
Time	01:00 PM EST
TV	SEC Network

The Auburn Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Stegeman Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Auburn Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs prediction.

Auburn Tigers Recap

The Auburn Tigers come into this game looking to add on to their 106-65 win over Queens last time out to sit at 9-4 this season. After this game, Auburn will head home for a game against Texas A&M.

Tigers Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight

Keyshawn Hall leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding with 20.3 PPG and 8.3 RPG along with 2.2 APG while Kevin Overton has 11.6 PPG with 3.3 RPG and Tahaad Pettiford has 15.2 PPG with a team-high 2.4 APG to lead the Tigers in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers up to this point in the year. KeShawn Murphy has 9.7 PPG with 5.5 RPG and Elyjah Freeman has 8.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Auburn is averaging 84.3 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Georgia Bulldogs Recap

The Georgia Bulldogs come into this game looking to add on to their 89-74 win over LIU last time out to sit at 12-1 this season. After this game, Georgia will head on the road for a game against Florida.

Bulldogs Win 6 In A Row

Jeremiah Wilkinson leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 18 PPG while Blue Cain has 16 PPG with 5.5 RPG and Marcus Millender has 4 APG to lead Georgia in assists along with 10.3 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Georgia so far this season. Somtochukwu Cyril has 9.8 PPG with 6.3 RPG to lead Georgia in rebounding and Kanon Catchings has 9.2 PPG with 4.8 RPG. Jake Wilkins has 8.1 PPG with 3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Georgia is averaging 99.8 PPG on 49.6% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 76.4% from the foul line so far this season.

Auburn Tigers @ Georgia Bulldogs Betting Trends: January 3, 2026

Why the Georgia Bulldogs will win

Georgia has won each of its last 23 games at Stegeman Coliseum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Auburn has lost five of its last six games against AP-ranked opponents.
Georgia has won the first half in eight of its last nine games at Stegeman Coliseum.

Why the Auburn Tigers will win

Auburn has won each of its last seven day games against Georgia.
Georgia has lost 11 of its last 12 day games against Conference opponents.
Auburn has won the first half in each of its last six day games against Georgia.

Total Points Facts

Each of Georgia’s last 42 games against Conference opponents at Stegeman Coliseum have produced a total of 173 or fewer points.
Each of Auburn’s last seven day games have produced a total of 170 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

Georgia ranks 1st among Division 1 teams for points per game this season (99.0).
Georgia ranks 1st among Division 1 teams for blocks per game this season (7.9).
Auburn ranks 365th among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw percentage this season (79.5%).
Auburn ranks T14th among Division 1 teams for free throws made per game this season (20.0).

Auburn Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs Prediction

I’m on Auburn and the points here. I just think this is going to be a game that comes down to the wire, as I think these teams are closer than one would think in terms of a talent perspective. Auburn’s also played the tougher schedule, and I think we’re going to see what Georgia’s really made of over the course of SEC play this year. All in all, I think Auburn is live here. Give me the Tigers and the points.