Georgia vs. Saint Louis Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - First Round

The No. 8 seed in the Midwest Region bracket, the Georgia Bulldogs (22-10), and the No. 9 seed Saint Louis Billikens (28-5) square off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at KeyBank Center, tipping off at 9:45 p.m. ET. Georgia is a 2.5-point favorite in the matchup, which airs on CBS. The point total is 169.5 in the matchup.

Georgia dropped its most recent matchup 76-72 against Ole Miss on Thursday. In Georgia's loss, Kanon Catchings led the way with a team-high 19 points (adding six rebounds and zero assists). Saint Louis' last contest on Saturday ended in a 70-69 loss to Dayton. Amari McCottry scored a team-best 16 points for Saint Louis in the loss.

Georgia vs. Saint Louis Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 9:45 p.m. ET
• Where: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York
• Spread favorite: Georgia -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Georgia -144
• Moneyline underdog: Saint Louis +117
• Over/Under: 169.5 points

How to watch Georgia vs. Saint Louis

• TV Channel: CBS
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Betting the Over/Under: Georgia vs. Saint Louis

• This season, 14 of Georgia's 32 games have gone over Thursday's over/under of 169.5 points.
• In Saint Louis' 32 games this season, seven finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 169.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 177 points per game, 7.5 points more than the total of 169.5 for this matchup.
• These two teams give up a combined 148.7 points per game, 20.8 less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Georgia's games is 0.5 fewer points than the over/under of 169.5 in this matchup.
• Saint Louis' games have an average over/under of 156.8 points this season, 12.7 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Georgia vs. Saint Louis

• In Georgia's 32 games this year, it has 16 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Bulldogs have been installed as favorites by a 2.5-point margin or more 20 times and are 10-10 ATS in those matchups.
• In Saint Louis' 32 games this year, it has 18 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Billikens won ATS in their only game as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Georgia is 14-4 overall and 9-9 against the spread.
• At home, as a 2.5-point favorite or greater, Georgia is 7-8 ATS.
• Saint Louis is 5-5 against the spread, and 7-3 overall, away from home.
• As 2.5-point underdogs or more away from home, Saint Louis is 4-5 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Georgia vs. Saint Louis

• This season, Georgia has won 16 out of the 19 games, or 84.2%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Bulldogs have a record of 15-3, a 83.3% win rate, when favored by -144 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from Georgia, based on the moneyline, is 59%.
• Saint Louis came away victorious in the one game it played as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Billikens this season with a +117 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Saint Louis has a 46.1% chance of walking away with the win.