Georgia vs Western Carolina College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 18

The Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) will look to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Western Carolina Catamounts (4-6) on December 18, 2025 at Stegeman Coliseum.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Georgia vs. Western Carolina Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, December 18, 2025
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: SEC Network+
• Location: Athens, Georgia
• Arena: Stegeman Coliseum

Here's a look at some betting insights for Georgia (-33.5) versus Western Carolina on Thursday. The over/under is set at 167.5 points for this game.

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Georgia vs. Western Carolina: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Georgia is 6-4-0 ATS this season.
• Western Carolina has covered just once in eight matchups with a spread this year.
• Georgia covers the spread when it is a 33.5-point favorite or more 66.7% of the time. That's more often than Western Carolina covers as an underdog of 33.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Bulldogs did a better job covering the spread when playing at home (12-6-0) last season than they did in road games (4-6-0).
• The Catamounts' winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (1-1-0). Away, it is .000 (0-6-0).

Georgia vs. Western Carolina Head-to-Head Comparison

• Last season, Georgia was 136th in the nation offensively (75.3 points scored per game) and 107th on defense (69.9 points allowed).
• On the glass, Georgia was 135th in college basketball in rebounds (32.8 per game) last year. It was 53rd in rebounds conceded (29.0 per game).
• With 12.5 assists per game last season, Georgia was 260th in college basketball.
• At 12.4 turnovers committed per game and 11.7 turnovers forced last season, Georgia was 297th and 140th in college basketball, respectively.
• Western Carolina's defensive performance was 20th-worst in the country last season with 79.0 points allowed per contest, but offensively it played better, averaging 69.7 points per game (290th-ranked in college basketball).
• Western Carolina ranked 14th-worst in the country with 34.8 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it averaged 35.2 rebounds per game (28th-ranked in college basketball).
• Western Carolina put up 12.1 dimes per game, which ranked them 286th in the country.
• While Western Carolina ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in turnovers per game with 13.4 (19th-worst), it ranked 322nd in college basketball with 9.7 forced turnovers per game.

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