The Georgia Bulldogs (15-11, 5-8) basketball team finally snapped a six game losing streak earlier this week at Vanderbilt. Georgia has a massive home game against the No. 14 Auburn Tigers (20-6, 9-4) in an SEC battle on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET. The Georgia-Auburn game will be televised on the SEC Network.
Head coach Mike White and the Bulldogs must win against Auburn to maintain any sort of realistic NCAA Tournament hopes. Georgia is currently the No. 95 team in the country according to the NET rankings. Auburn is No. 7 in the NET rankings.
Georgia faces Auburn twice over its final five games of the regular season. The Bulldogs have to go 4-1 or 5-0 over the next five games to have a decent chance at sneaking in the NCAA Tournament. Otherwise, Georgia will have to settle for a National Invitational Tournament appearance, unless the Bulldogs can put together a magical run in the SEC Tournament.
Georgia’s leading scorer is Jabri Abdur-Rahim at 12.7 points per game. Auburn forward Johni Broom is the Tigers’ leading scorer at 16.1 points per game. ESPN gives Auburn a 81.4% chance to defeat Georgia.
Prediction: Auburn 81, Georgia 73
Georgia will keep it interesting against Auburn since the Bulldogs are at home, but we just can’t trust this Georgia team in the second half. The Bulldogs average just 11.9 assists per game, which is No. 281 (tied) in the country. Auburn’s superior offense will be too much for the Bulldogs.