Georgia Southern Eagles (16-15) vs Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (11-20)
Game Info: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 8:30 pm (Pensacola Bay Center)
Betting Odds: Georgia Southern Eagles -4.5 -- Over/Under: 132.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and Georgia Southern Eagles face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown in the Sun Belt Tournament at the Pensacola Bay Center. When these two teams faced off on January 19th it was Louisiana-Monroe that secured the 72-59 victory.
Louisiana-Monroe Betting Preview
Louisiana-Monroe comes into this game with an 11-20 record overall and they have gone 13-15 against the spread. In the last game against Arkansas State, Louisiana-Monroe only managed 61 points and they ended up losing by three points. Two games ago against Troy the offense was better scoring 78 points, but their defense gave up 82 points. Louisiana-Monroe is averaging 67.7 points while their defense is giving up 70.0 points per game. Tyreke Locure is averaging 14.5 points while shooting 37.1 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from behind the three point line.
Georgia Southern Betting Preview
On the other side of this matchup is Georgia Southern who sits with a 16-15 record overall and they have gone 15-13 against the spread. In the last game against Appalachian State, Georgia Southern scored 73 points and they ended up winning by nine points. Two games ago against Coastal Carolina, they were able to secure a 76-68 victory. Georgia Southern is averaging 69.1 points while their defense is giving up 67 points per game. Andrei Savrasov is averaging 14.3 points while shooting 50 percent from the field and 35.6 percent from behind the three point line.
Louisiana-Monroe vs Georgia Southern Trends
Georgia Southern is 5-1 against the spread in their last six games overall. The under is 10-1 in Louisiana-Monroe’s last 11 games against a team with a winning straight up record. The under is 7-1 in the Eagles last eight games against a team with a losing straight up record.
Shane’s Free Pick
Louisiana-Monroe has a win over Georgia Southern already this season, but this game is going to be different. The Warhawks are coming off a game where they scored only 61 points and they are going to really struggle again in this game. Look for Georgia Southern to run up the score here, and they are going to cover the spread.
Shane’s Pick Georgia Southern -4.5
AUTHOR: Shane Mickle
