It will be a battle between Sun Belt opponents when the Troy Trojans (6-13) welcome the South Alabama Jaguars (7-12) to Trojan Arena. The game starts at 8:30 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 26.
The Trojans got blown out by Louisiana-Lafayette 88-65 on Saturday. Shawn Hopkins had a good game for Troy, contributing 10 points, five rebounds, and one steal. The Jaguars are coming off an ugly 100-68 loss at the hands of Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Georgi Boyanov accumulated 13 points, eight rebounds, and one assist.
Troy is a five-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 151 points. The Trojans look to improve upon their records of 6-13 Straight Up (SU) and 7-10 Against The Spread (ATS).
Across the court, the Jaguars head into the game with records of 7-10 ATS and 7-12 SU.
These conference rivals will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Jaguars were winners, moving their SU record against Troy to 8-2 in their most recent head-to-head meetings. Additionally, with a 6-4 record, South Alabama has the advantage ATS. Neither Troy nor South Alabama has led in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers) over their most recent five games.
Predictions: SU Winner – Troy, ATS Winner – USA, O/U – Over
Notes
Troy is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Troy is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
Troy is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games at home.
Troy is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing South Alabama.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Troy’s last 7 games when playing at home against South Alabama.
Troy is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against South Alabama.
In its last game, South Alabama lost by a margin of 32 points. Troy is 0-2 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. South Alabama has a 2-3 record in blowouts.
The South Alabama Jaguars average a field goal percentage of 41.7% this season. The Troy Trojans have an underachieving record of 2-11 when opponents have a FG% of 41.7% or greater.
On average, the Troy Trojans attempt 22.0 three point field goals per game and the South Alabama Jaguars attempt 20.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, both teams have losing records; Troy is 4-9 and South Alabama is 3-7.
South Alabama has forced an average turnover percentage of 18.8% this season. Troy is an even 4-4 when its TO% is 18.8% or higher.
