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Georgia men to host LSU Wednesday

By The Associated Press
Posted 9:27AM on Wednesday 5th February 2025 ( 6 hours ago )

LSU Tigers (12-9, 1-7 SEC) at Georgia Bulldogs (15-7, 3-6 SEC)

Athens, Georgia; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -8.5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: LSU travels to Georgia looking to end its five-game road skid.

The Bulldogs have gone 12-1 at home. Georgia averages 75.8 points while outscoring opponents by 8.6 points per game.

The Tigers are 1-7 in SEC play. LSU is eighth in the SEC with 35.0 rebounds per game led by Corey Chest averaging 7.4.

Georgia's average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.6 fewer made shots on average than the 7.2 per game LSU gives up. LSU has shot at a 46.2% clip from the field this season, 6.3 percentage points higher than the 39.9% shooting opponents of Georgia have averaged.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Asa Newell is averaging 15.2 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs. Silas Demary Jr. is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Camryn Carter is averaging 17.3 points for the Tigers. Jordan Sears is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 67.2 points, 30.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points per game.

Tigers: 3-7, averaging 74.0 points, 33.0 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Georgia guard Dakota Leffew (1) during Georgia’s game against South Carolina at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Photo/Conor Dillon/UGAAA

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