Georgia vs Vanderbilt Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Vanderbilt (20-10) vs. Georgia (19-11)
March 8, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Georgia -5.5; Over/Under: 149.5
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The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Georgia Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Colonial Life Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Georgia vs Vanderbilt Prediction.
Matchup History
These two teams have not met yet this season, but last year’s lone meeting on February 21st, 2024, at Vanderbilt, went the way of the Georgia Bulldogs by a final score of 76-64.
Vanderbilt Recap
The Vanderbilt Commodores come into this game looking to bounce back from their 90-77 loss to Arkansas last time out, sitting at 20-10 on the year.
Commodores Looking To Bounce Back To Close Out Schedule
Jason Edwards leads the Commodores in scoring with 17.2 PPG while Devin McGlockton has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Commodores on the glass. AJ Hoggard has 10 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 4.6 APG to lead the Commodores in assists, while Tyler Nickel also has 10.3 PPG as well on the year rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Vanderbilt so far this season. MJ Collins Jr. has chipped in 7.9 PPG and Jaylen Carey has 8.4 PPG with 5.9 RPG as well this season. As a team, Vanderbilt is averaging 80.4 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three and 74.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Vanderbilt Commodores will win
- Georgia has lost each of its last 11 day games against the Southeastern Conference.
- Vanderbilt has won 10 of its last 12 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Georgia Recap
The Georgia Bulldogs come into this game looking to add on to their 73-64 win over South Carolina in their last game to improve to 19-11 on the year.
Bulldogs Win Three In A Row
Asa Newell leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 PPG and 6.8 RPG while Silas Demary Jr. has 12.5 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Georgia so far this season. Dakota Leffew has 9.8 PPG while Tyrin Lawrence has 8.6 PPG with 3.1 RPG and 2.5 APG of his own. Blue Cain also has 9.2 PPG with 4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Georgia is averaging 75.3 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 33.1% from behind the arc and 71.8% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Georgia Bulldogs will win
- Georgia has won each of its last 13 games at Stegeman Coliseum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Vanderbilt has lost six of its last seven road games.
Total Points Facts
- Five of Vanderbilt’s last six road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 157+ points.
- Five of Georgia’s last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Stegeman Coliseum have produced a total of 149 or fewer points.
Georgia vs Vanderbilt Prediction
I’m on Georgia here. As much as I like the Commodores and what Mark Byington has done in year one for Vandy, probably taking this team back to the NCAA tournament, they just haven’t been as strong on the road, plain and simple. Georgia hasn’t either but they’re thankfully at home in this one where they’re 14-3 on the year. I just think that Georgia on senior day and their final regular season home game pick up one more win to get themselves further away from the bubble and into the tournament discussion here. Give me Georgia laying the points in this one.
