NCAAB

Saint Louis Billikens at Georgia Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round
28-5, 7-3 Away

vs
22-10, 14-4 Home

Georgia Bulldogs play the Saint Louis Billikens in first round of NCAA Tournament

No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Saint Louis game preview

Game Preview

Saint Louis Billikens (28-5, 16-4 A-10) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (22-10, 10-9 SEC)

Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 9:45 p.m. EDT

Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 169.5

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia plays in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Saint Louis.

The Bulldogs have gone 10-9 against SEC opponents, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Georgia ranks third in the SEC with 11.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Somto Cyril averaging 2.5.

The Billikens are 16-4 in A-10 play. Saint Louis has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Georgia averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.4 more made shots than the 7.4 per game Saint Louis gives up. Saint Louis scores 8.0 more points per game (87.2) than Georgia gives up to opponents (79.2).

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Millender is averaging 11.9 points and four assists for the Bulldogs. Kanon Catchings is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.

Trey Green is shooting 45.7% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Billikens, while averaging 11.1 points. Robbie Avila is averaging 12.8 points and 3.9 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 84.3 points, 29.4 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.5 points per game.

Billikens: 6-4, averaging 77.8 points, 31.4 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.8 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Georgia: 50.7%
Saint Louis: 49.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak L1
69.5 Points Against 79.2
87.2 Points Per Game 89.8
51 Field Goal % 47
40 Three Point % 34
39.9 Rebounds Per Game 38.2
18.3 Assists Per Game 14.9
3.5 Blocks Per Game 6.1
7.2 Steals Per Game 8.4
0.2 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.4
12.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 11.0

Game Information

Venue: KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Saint Louis 15-3 - 28-5
VCU 15-3 - 27-7
Saint Joseph's 13-5 2 23-11
Dayton 12-6 3 24-11
George Mason 11-7 4 23-10
Davidson 10-8 5 20-14
Duquesne 9-9 6 18-15
George Washington 8-10 7 19-15
Fordham 8-10 7 17-15
Rhode Island 7-11 8 16-16
Richmond 5-13 10 15-17
La Salle 5-13 10 9-23
St. Bonaventure 4-14 11 17-17
Loyola Chicago 4-14 11 9-24

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 16-2 - 26-7
Arkansas 13-5 3 26-8
Alabama 13-5 3 23-9
Vanderbilt 11-7 5 26-8
Tennessee 11-7 5 22-11
Texas A&M 11-7 5 21-11
Georgia 10-8 6 22-10
Missouri 10-8 6 20-12
Kentucky 10-8 6 21-13
Texas 9-9 7 19-14
Oklahoma 7-11 9 19-15
Auburn 7-11 9 18-16
Mississippi State 5-13 11 13-19
Ole Miss 4-14 12 15-20
South Carolina 4-14 12 13-19
LSU 3-15 13 15-17
Full Standings

Saint Louis Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DUQ DUQ W 91-76
vs LUC LUC W 79-65
@ GMU GMU L 86-57
vs GW GW W 88-81
vs DAY DAY L 70-69

Georgia Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ VAN L 88-80
vs SC W 87-68
vs ALA W 98-88
@ MSST W 102-96
vs MISS L 76-72