Saint Louis vs. Georgia First Round Game Preview, Picks, Betting Odds & Data
In what should be an electric No. 9 vs. No. 8 game we get the Saint Louis Billikens taking on the Georgia Bulldogs. Buckle up for this one as we’ve got you covered below for all the game betting data, odds, trends and predictions to consider for this matchup.
Saint Louis vs. Georgia Game Information
- Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026
- Time: 9:45 p.m. ET
- Network: CBS
- Region: Midwest
- Location: Buffalo, New York
- Venue: KeyBank Center
Saint Louis vs. Georgia Betting Resources
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Saint Louis vs. Georgia Betting Odds
Saint Louis vs. Georgia Betting Data
Saint Louis Billikens
Region Odds:
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National Title Odds:
- Seed: No. 9
- Record: 28-5
- Conference: A-10
- PS/G: 87.2
- PA/G: 69.5
- ORtg: 121.1
- DRtg: 96.5
Georgia Bulldogs
Region Odds:
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National Title Odds:
- Seed: No. 8
- Record: 22-10
- Conference: SEC
- PS/G: 89.8
- PA/G: 79.2
- ORtg: 120.5
- DRtg: 106.2
Saint Louis vs. Georgia Key Players
Saint Louis Billikens
- Robbie Avila (JR) – 12.9 ppg; 4.5 rpg; 4.1 apg
- Dion Brown (SR) – 11.1 ppg; 5.5 rpg
- Amari McCottry (SO) – 10.3 ppg; 5.2 rpg
Georgia Bulldogs
- Jeremiah Wilkinson (SO) – 17 ppg
- Blue Cain (JR) – 13.1 ppg; 5.1 rpg
- Marcus Millender (JR) – 11.9 ppg; 4 apg
Saint Louis vs. Georgia Betting Analysis
Georgia enters this game with a 1-3 ATS mark on neutral courts this season, but have won 12 of 13 games outside the SEC. Also, Georgia is on a 5-2 ATS run over its last seven games, also hitting the Over in six of its last eight. For Saint Louis, they enter on an 0-4 ATS skid while also failing to cover the spread in four straight games on a neutral court.
Saint Louis vs. Georgia Best Bet, Pick & Prediction
We would like to take Georgia’s spread based on the given trends above, but the score projection suggests an underdog victory instead. Saint Louis is too bad against the spread to back as an underdog in this tournament, with the mentioned ATS struggles above and failing to cover six of eight overall. Despite Georgia’s Over trends recently it must be noted they play in a high-scoring SEC.
Saint Louis has hit the under in seven of 10 games. We get a large total thanks to an SEC school playing (170 is insane), while Saint Louis has gone Under 169 total points in 10 straight games. Saint Louis has also allowed 86 points or less in 33 straight games. So even if Georgia’s score underneath reads ’86’ instead of ’75’, the total would still go Under 170.
Score Prediction: Saint Louis 83, Georgia 75
Best Bet: Under 170 (-110)
Photo Credit: AP/George Walker IV
