Georgia vs. Oklahoma betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Georgia Bulldogs (13-2, 2-1 SEC) are favored (by 6.5 points) to build on a 12-game home winning streak when they host the No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners (13-2, 0-3 SEC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of 147.5.

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Georgia vs. Oklahoma betting lines

  • Georgia moneyline odds to win: -297
  • Oklahoma moneyline odds to win: +237
  • Spread: Georgia (-6.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Georgia statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Georgia covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games last year. Georgia covered seven times in 18 games at home, and it covered nine times in 10 games when playing on the road.
  • The Bulldogs exceeded the over/under less consistently when playing at home last year, hitting the over in eight of 18 home matchups (44.4%). On the road, they hit the over in five of 10 games (50%).
  • Georgia performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, putting up a home record of 12-1, compared to going 1-0 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 77.2 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.3 points fewer than the 80.5 they’ve scored this season.
  • Georgia has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 63.3 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 64.4 it has surrendered per game this year.
  • The Bulldogs are trending up from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 7.5 threes per game and shooting 35.4% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 7.3 makes and 33.9% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Georgia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.7 (37th in nation) 38.6 (18th) 35.9 (44th) 25.7 (fifth) 14.8 (122nd) 13.0 (306th)

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Oklahoma statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Oklahoma was better against the spread at home (9-9-0) than away (3-6-0) last season.
  • Sooners games finished above the over/under 44.4% of the time at home (eight of 18) last season, and 55.6% of the time on the road (five of nine).
  • When moneyline underdogs last season, the Sooners won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than on the road (3-5).

Recent trends

  • While the Sooners are putting up 82.5 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, amassing 82.3 points per contest.
  • Oklahoma is giving up 75.1 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 4.1 more points than it is allowing for the season (71.0).
  • The Sooners are making 9.6 treys per game in their past 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (9.5). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (38.7%) compared to their season average from downtown (37.6%).

Oklahoma betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-7-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (31st in nation) 43.4 (191st) 30.0 (312th) 30.3 (135th) 14.7 (128th) 11.2 (149th)
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