Saint Louis Billikens vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Thursday, 03/19/26

As Thursday starts to wind down, we look to the Saint Louis Billikens vs the Georgia Bulldogs in an 8-9 matchup from Buffalo, NY. These teams both like to fly up and down the court, both operating at a top-20 pace nationally. A few weeks ago, Saint Louis was looking like a sneaky bracket buster, but that was before they closed the season at 4-4 over the final month. The Bulldogs had their struggles in the middle of the conference season, grinding out the SEC gauntlet. Still, I don’t love what I have seen from the Billikens lately, and that has me taking the Bulldogs at -2.5.

Georgia plays fast, but there is more under the hood. In particular, they thrive on pressure defense, turnovers, and transition scoring. They have at top-25 2-pt% because of how often they attack in transition. Saint Louis has some turnover issues, and if they can’t keep the Dawgs out of transition, it will be a problem. The hope for the Billikens is that they make a lot of 3s, which they can certainly do. I just wonder if they can do that against a high-pressure defense. This will also be the first power conference opponent all season for the Billikens, and I think they may get exposed. Call me suspicious, and give me the Bulldogs to cover.

Saint Louis vs Georgia prediction: Georgia -2.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -4.5.