Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Bridgestone Arena Thursday as host Georgia looks to handle the LSU Tigers in NCAA hoops action.

This game is part of the SEC Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. This game is being played at a neutral-site court (Bridgestone Arena).

The Bulldogs are 15-16 so far on the season, and 17-10 ATS vs. the number. The Tigers, meanwhile, are 18-11 and 13-11 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Georgia go 14-13 and the Tigers go 13-11 on the totals.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Bulldogs at No. 114 and the Tigers at No. 75 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 68-65 result in favor of the Tigers.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Georgia's No. 310-ranked scoring average of 60.7 PPG, against a Tigers defense rated No. 235 and allowing 68.8 PPG. The Bulldogs FG% has averaged 41.3% to date this season, less than the Tigers shooters have managed so far (43.1% per game).

Defensively, LSU features the nation's No. 195-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.4 points per game. Georgia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 321 nationally in scoring at home.

LSU was an 81-67 loser in its last match at home against Mississippi. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as favorites. LSU got 18 points from Andre Stringer but lost anyway, 81-67, to Mississippi on Saturday at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Georgia lost its last outing, a 61-58 result against Alabama on March 9. They covered in that game as a 7.5-point underdog. The Bulldogs endured a 61-58 loss at the hands of the Crimson Tide on Saturday, despite a 14-point effort from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope at Coleman Coliseum.


LSU Tigers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Mississippi are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Georgia Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Alabama are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Tigers at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia's last 5 games when playing LSU
Georgia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing LSU
Georgia is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LSU