The South Alabama Jaguars will be at Fant-Ewing Coliseum to square off against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in a Sun Belt matchup. The game begins at 5:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 23.
The Warhawks come into this game on a high note after beating Troy 85-74 on Thursday. Justin Roberson had 26 points, seven rebounds, and four assists for Louisiana-Monroe. The Jaguars are coming off a 92-82 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday. Nick Stover had a solid game for South Alabama, recording 12 points, four rebounds, and four assists.
Louisiana-Monroe is a seven-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 130 points. The Warhawks have gone 7-11 Straight Up (SU) and 6-8 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, South Alabama has a SU record of 7-11 and an ATS record of 7-9.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. The last time these conference rivals played, Louisiana-Monroe won, bringing its SU record to 7-3 over South Alabama in their most recent games. The Warhawks also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 8-2. Louisiana-Monroe and South Alabama each held the edge in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) once in their last five meetings.
Predictions: SU Winner – USA, ATS Winner – USA, O/U – Over
Notes
Louisiana-Monroe is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisiana-Monroe’s last 6 games.
Louisiana-Monroe is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Louisiana-Monroe is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing South Alabama.
Louisiana-Monroe is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against South Alabama.
South Alabama scores just 66.4 points per away game (ranked 246th). Louisiana-Monroe ranks 85th in points allowed at home, giving up 64.0 points.
South Alabama has an average field goal percentage of 41.7%. Louisiana-Monroe is a subpar 3-6 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Louisiana-Monroe attempts 16.0 three pointers and South Alabama attempts 19.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks have a 2-3 record while the South Alabama Jaguars have a losing 3-6 record.
On average, South Alabama makes 6.6 steals per game. Louisiana-Monroe is an underachieving 3-6 when it allows at least 6 steals.
