The Georgia Southern Eagles will be at GSU Sports Arena to take on the Georgia State Panthers in a Sun Belt matchup. The game gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and will air on ES3.
The Panthers got blown out by Louisiana-Lafayette 87-54 on Saturday. Kevin Ware finished with 19 points to lead the team. The Eagles, meanwhile, are coming off a 66-51 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Mike Hughes shot 4 for 6 and led in scoring with 15 points.
Georgia State is a heavy 12-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is set at 134 points. The Panthers look to build on their records of 11-4 Straight Up (SU) and 6-7 Against The Spread (ATS). Opposing offenses have been stifled by the Panthers, who allow a field goal percentage of only .398. Georgia Southern has a habit of getting in foul trouble (22.9 fouls per game), so expect the Panthers to get a number of opportunities from the free throw line.
On the other side, the Eagles head into the game with records of 3-7 ATS and 6-10 SU. Most recently, Georgia Southern is a meager 2-5 ATS over the last 10 games. The Eagles will be looking to pick it up in this one after recent offensive struggles. In their most recent 10 games, their scoring has dropped to 71.1 PPG, compared to 66.0 for the duration of the season. Georgia Southern is one of the better offensive rebounding teams in Division I. The Eagles average 13.2 offensive rebounds per game, making them the 42nd-best team in the country for that category.
This is the first meeting of the season for Georgia State and Georgia Southern. The last time they played, Georgia State came out on top, bringing its SU record to 5-3 over Georgia Southern in their most recent games. The Eagles hold the advantage ATS with a record of 5-3. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers, neither team was able to hold the advantage in all three of these categories over their past five meetings against one another.
Predictions: SU Winner – GaSo, ATS Winner – GaSo, O/U – Under
Notes
Georgia State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia State’s last 7 games at home.
Georgia State is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games at home.
Georgia State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Georgia Southern.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia State’s last 5 games when playing at home against Georgia Southern.
Georgia State holds a 4-2 SU record against the Sun Belt Conference this season, while Georgia Southern has a subpar 2-4 SU record against the conference.
Georgia Southern scores just 69.7 points per away game (ranked 173rd). Georgia State ranks 77th in points allowed at home, giving up 63.4 points.
The Georgia State Panthers have a defensive rating of 96.6 (ranked 64th), while the Georgia Southern Eagles have an offensive rating of 105.5 (ranked 183rd).
Georgia Southern has an average field goal percentage of 40.5%. Georgia State is an even 3-3 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Georgia State Panthers rank higher based on their field goal percentage (97th) than their effective field goal percentage (141st). The Georgia Southern Eagles rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (284th) than their field goal percentage (316th).
Georgia Southern, the 86th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 38.6 rebounds per game. Georgia State does worse, ranked 347th with 29.6.
The Georgia Southern Eagles rank 19th in steals this season, with an average of 8.5 per game. When the Georgia State Panthers give up at least 8 steals, they have a winning 2-1 record.
