SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at LSU

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The Georgia Bulldogs visit the LSU Tigers on Wednesday in Baton Rouge in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Georgia scores an average of 70.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 77.0 points per contest. LSU scores an average of 72.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 61.0 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Georgia	0.440	0.314	0.742	9.17	-0.38	5.25	2.38	13.92	14.33
LSU	0.441	0.331	0.711	12.33	+3.92	11.08	4.50	12.42	15.04
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Georgia	0.463	0.338	34.46	34.83	0.27	-6.33	6.33	70.7	77.0
LSU	0.373	0.282	38.88	34.96	0.34	+11.75	6.63	72.7	61.0

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3PT%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor. M– Average game scoring margin.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
5. Eason, Tari	LSU	23	132	16	95	375	16.30
10. Oquendo, Kario	UGa	23	112	17	76	317	13.78
13. Days, Darius	LSU	23	112	48	31	303	13.17
19. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	24	115	0	69	299	12.46

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
3. Eason, Tari	LSU	23	132	251	0.526

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
5. Baumann, Noah	UGa	23	49	2.13
6. Days, Darius	LSU	23	48	2.09

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
10. Gaines, Eric	LSU	24	79	101	0.782
14. Eason, Tari	LSU	23	95	124	0.766

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
7. Days, Darius	LSU	23	43	136	179	7.78
8. Eason, Tari	LSU	23	58	102	160	6.96
15. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	24	45	94	139	5.79

Georgia vs. LSU Basketball Series History

LSU leads 68-48

Georgia Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jailyn Ingram	F	6′-7″	225	SR
1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	G	6′-8″	210	SO
2	Cam McDowell	G	6′-5″	185	FR
3	Kario Oquendo	G	6′-4″	210	SO
4	Tyron McMillan	F	6′-9″	220	JR
5	Christian Wright	G	6′-3″	185	FR
10	Aaron Cook	G	6′-2″	185	SR
11	Jaxon Etter	F	6′-4″	205	JR
12	Josh Taylor	F	6′-9″	215	SO
13	Jonathan Ned	F	6′-9″	220	SR
15	Dalen Ridgnal	F	6′-7″	200	JR
20	Noah Baumann	G	6′-6″	210	SR
23	Braelen Bridges	G	6′-11″	240	SR
24	P.J. Horne	F	6′-6″	225	SR
35	Tyrone Baker	F	6′-11″	210	FR

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Brandon Murray	G	6′-5″	214	FR
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	154	SR
2	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	150	SO
3	Alex Fudge	F	6′-8″	185	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	SR
5	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	206	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	166	SO
11	Justice Williams	G	6′-3″	170	FR
13	Tari Eason	F	6′-8″	216	SO
15	Efton Reid	C	6′-11″	238	FR
20	Jerrell Colbert	C	6′-10″	216	FR
21	Bradley Ezewiro	F	6′-8″	246	FR
22	Spencer Mays	G	6′-3″	196	JR
24	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	220	JR
25	Adam Benhayoune	F	6′-5″	230	FR
30	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	214	JR
44	Adam Miller	G	6′-2″	185	SO

Georgia Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	FIU	51	Georgia	58
11/13/2021	Georgia	68	Cincinnati	73
11/16/2021	SC State	60	Georgia	76
11/19/2021	Georgia Tech	88	Georgia	78
11/22/2021	Virginia	65	Georgia	55
11/23/2021	Georgia	62	Northwestern	78
11/28/2021	Wofford	68	Georgia	65
12/1/2021	Memphis	79	Georgia	82
12/7/2021	Jacksonville	58	Georgia	69
12/18/2021	George Mason	80	Georgia	67
12/20/2021	W Carolina	79	Georgia	85
12/22/2021	ETSU	86	Georgia	84
12/29/2021	Gardner-Webb	77	Georgia	60
1/4/2022	Texas A&M	81	Georgia	79
1/8/2022	Georgia	77	Kentucky	92
1/12/2022	Georgia	72	Mississippi State	88
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt	73	Georgia	66
1/19/2022	Georgia	60	Auburn	83
1/22/2022	Georgia	66	South Carolina	83
1/25/2022	Alabama	76	Georgia	82
1/29/2022	Georgia	77	Vanderbilt	85
2/2/2022	Arkansas	99	Georgia	73
2/5/2022	Auburn	74	Georgia	72
2/9/2022	Georgia	63	Florida	72
2/12/2022	South Carolina	80	Georgia	68
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	Ole Miss		Georgia
2/22/2022	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/26/2022	Florida		Georgia
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Georgia		Missouri

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UL Monroe	39	LSU	101
11/12/2021	Texas State	59	LSU	84
11/15/2021	Liberty	58	LSU	74
11/18/2021	McNeese	46	LSU	85
11/22/2021	Belmont	53	LSU	83
11/26/2021	Penn State	63	LSU	68
11/27/2021	LSU	75	Wake Forest	61
12/1/2021	Ohio	51	LSU	66
12/11/2021	LSU	69	Georgia Tech	53
12/14/2021	N’Western St	49	LSU	89
12/18/2021	LSU	66	Louisiana Tech	57
12/22/2021	Lipscomb	60	LSU	95
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/12/2022	LSU	64	Florida	58
1/15/2022	Arkansas	65	LSU	58
1/19/2022	LSU	67	Alabama	70
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Texas A&M	64	LSU	70
1/29/2022	LSU	68	TCU	77
2/1/2022	Ole Miss	76	LSU	72
2/5/2022	LSU	66	Vanderbilt	75
2/8/2022	LSU	76	Texas A&M	68
2/12/2022	Mississippi State	65	LSU	69
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

Injuries and Suspensions

Georgia

[F] 12/09/2021 – Jailyn Ingram is out for season (Knee)
[F] 10/20/2021 – P.J. Horne is out for season (ACL)
[F] 02/12/2022 – Tyron McMillan is “?” (Leg)

LSU

[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)

Source: statfox.com

Georgia-LSU Prediction

LSU 81, Georgia 73

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at LSU

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding