South Alabama (14-7) vs UL Monroe (5-17)
January 30, 2025 at 08:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: South Alabama -15 — Over/Under: 134.5
In this article, we will formulate a Louisiana Monroe vs South Alabama Prediction for this college basketball game on Thursday, January 30th, at the Mitchell Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Warhawks’ recent form and recent player performance
-The Golden Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Lousiana-Monroe
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving South Alabama
-Recent betting trends in games played between Lousiana-Monroe vs South Alabama
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Warhawks and Golden Eagles.
These two teams just faced off on Monday and it was Louisana-Monroe that secured the 77-66 victory.
South Alabama is Struggling
South Alabama is struggling heading into this game and they have lost two games in a row. Two games ago against Troy, the offense scored 55 goals while the defense gave up 65 points. In the last game, they scored 66 points but the defense really let them down. Dylan Fasoyiro put up 15 points, three rebounds, and one assist. At halftime, they were down 35–27 and they couldn’t end up bouncing back.
South Alabama comes into this game with a 14-7 record overall and they have gone 11-8 against the spread. The over has only hit in six of the games this season. South Alabama is averaging 72.7 points while their defense is giving up 62.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 236th in the league while the defense is ranked 11th in the league. Myles Corey has been the top player for South Alabama averaging 14.8 points while shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 28.2 percent from behind the three-point line.
Louisiana-Monroe Looks to Build on Last Game
Louisana-Monroe faced off against South Alabama in the last game and they were able to secure the 77-66 victory. In the second half, they scored 42 points on the way to the win. Guard Coltie Young put up 27 points, seven rebounds, and one assist. There were five different players that put up at least 10 points. Two games ago against Appalachian State, they didn’t play as well and they ended up losing 66-58.
Louisiana-Monroe comes into this game with a 5-17 record overall and they have gone 8-13 against the spread. Louisiana-Monroe is averaging 70 points while their defense is giving up 72.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 287th in the league while the defense is ranked 229th in the league. Guard Jalen Bolden is averaging 12.6 points while shooting 38.2 percent from the field and 24.6 percent from behind the three-point line. UL Monroe will take on Troy and Georgia State after this game.
Louisiana-Monroe vs South Alabama Prediction
When these two teams faced off on Monday it was Louisiana Monroe that secured the easy victory and it’s going to be the same here. This South Alabama offense just isn’t very good, and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Louisiana Monroe’s offense is going to be good here, and they are going to have no issue getting the job done here. Back Louisiana-Monroe against the spread.