March Madness: 2 Best Bets for Today's College Basketball Game -- Georgia vs. Saint Louis

Very few things in sports can match the unpredictability and excitement of March Madness.

The first round kicks off on Thursday, and we have for you a single-game betting piece for each of the day's 16 games. To see thoughts on other games, check out our full March Madness predictions page.

But for Saint Louis vs. Georgia, here are my favorite bets.

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Saint Louis vs. Georgia Best Bets for March Madness

Georgia -2.5 (-105)

Saint Louis enters the tournament in shaky form, and that puts me on the Bulldogs to cover as slight favorites.

The Billikens started off the season on fire and won 24 of their first 25 games. It's been downhill from there, though, as Saint Louis is 4-4 over their past eight games.

Their metrics have taken a nosedive. From February 1st on, Saint Louis ranks 109th overall on Torvik. They've struggled on both ends, checking in 156th on defense and 88th on offense.

Georgia has been performing much better, winning five of their final six regular-season games before a disappointing four-point loss to Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament. For the season, the Dawgs rank 32nd overall on KenPom and are 14th on offense.

The Bulldogs have the firepower to run away from a slumping Saint Louis squad.

Jeremiah Wilkinson Over 16.5 Points (-110)

As we just ran through, Saint Louis is really struggling of late, particularly on the defensive end. That makes this a sublime matchup for Wilkinson.

The Dawgs' leading scorer, Wilkinson averaged 17.0 points per game this season. He takes an average of 5.1 free-throw attempts per night and hits 77.9% of his FTs.

Wilkinson ended the year on a cold streak, but prior to the past three games, he'd averaged 19.8 points per game over a six-game stretch and surpassed 16.5 points in all six of those games.

Facing an out-of-form Billikens defense, Wilkson can get back on track today.

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