Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State Prediction 2/20/25 College Basketball Picks

The Georgia Southern Eagles and the Appalachian State Mountaineers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Holmes Convocation Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State prediction.

Georgia Southern Recap

The Georgia Southern Eagles come into this game looking to build on their 78-75 win over Old Dominion last time out to improve to 14-13 on the year. After this game, Georgia Southern will head on the road for a game against James Madison.

Eagles Win 3 Of Their Last 4

Adante Holiman leads the Eagles in scoring with 17.3 PPG while Bradley Douglas has 12.9 PPG and 3.9 RPG to round out the pair of double-digit scorers for Georgia Southern up to this point in the year. Nakavieon White has 9.5 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 2.4 APG to lead Georgia Southern In assists. Eren Banks has 9.3 PPG with 2.3 RPG and 2.1 APG while Tyson Brown also has 7.2 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead Georgia Southern on the glass this season. As a team, Georgia Southern is averaging 74.7 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three, and 65.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Georgia Southern Eagles will win

• Georgia Southern has won three of its last four games.

Appalachian State Recap

The Appalachian State Mountaineers come into this game looking to bounce back after a 70-65 loss at the hands of Georgia State last time out to improve to 16-10 on the year. After this game, App State will welcome the Marshall Thundering Herd to town.

Mountaineers Have Four-Game Win Streak Snapped

Myles Tate leads the Mountaineers in scoring and assists with 16.4 PPG and 5.7 APG along with 5.2 RPG and 2.3 SPG to lead in steals as well while CJ Huntley has 14.7 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Mountaineers on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for App State so far this season. Dior Conners has 8.3 PPG and Jalil Beaubrun has 9.6 PPG with 5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, App State is averaging 68.9 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 65.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Appalachian State Mountaineers will win

• Appalachian State has won 24 of its last 27 games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center.
• Georgia Southern has lost five of its last six games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Georgia Southern’s last 26 night games has produced a total of 140+ points.
• Ten of Appalachian State’s last 11 night games have produced a total of 132 or fewer points.

Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State Prediction

I’m with Georgia Southern and the points in this game. This just feels like a case of too many points for me being given to an App State team that I’ve never really known to be a team to blow their opponents out of the water. Georgia Southern looks to have been a lot more competitive in a lot of their recent games, and I think this could be another competitive outing here so I’ll take my chances with Georgia Southern and the points here.