Georgia Southern Eagles vs Appalachian State Mountaineers Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Appalachian State Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Appalachian State Mountaineers (26-5) welcome the Georgia Southern Eagles (8-23) at Pensacola Bay Center on Saturday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against South Alabama and went home with a win by a final score of 76-71 in their last contest. Georgia Southern ended the contest having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 out of 59) and converted 9 of 24 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 11 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. In reference to rebounding, they earned a total of 45 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding the defense, Georgia Southern allowed 32.8% from the field on 21 of 64 shooting. South Alabama recorded 5 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. Furthermore, South Alabama pulled down 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. South Alabama finished the game at 77.4% from the free throw line by converting 24 of 31 attempts. They also converted 5 of 18 attempts from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 22 and South Alabama racked up 13 personal fouls.

Tyren Moore is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 35.3% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Georgia Southern comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 8-23 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 73.0 points per outing (203rd in Division 1) while shooting 43.1% from the floor. The Eagles are shooting 35.1% on 3-point shots (291 of 829) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgia Southern is snagging 33.7 boards per game and has earned 332 assists this season, which is 324th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.7 fouls. They concede 35.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 343rd in college hoops in opponents points per game (79.3). The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (836 of 1,825) and they concede 38.0 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 268th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 417 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Appalachian State Mountaineers got the win with a final of 80-57 when they played Arkansas State. The Mountaineers were able to snag 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. Arkansas State earned 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. Regarding shooting from distance, Appalachian State knocked down 8 of their 17 tries (47.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mountaineers finished 31 out of 63 from the field which had them shooting 49.2%. The Mountaineers allowed Arkansas State to make 24 out of their 68 tries from the floor which had them at 35.3% in this contest. They shot 19.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 out of 26 and finished the game at 4 out of 14 from the free throw line (28.6%). In regard to how they rebounded, Appalachian State permitted Arkansas State to grab 34 in total (11 offensive).

Donovan Gregory was important for the Mountaineers in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the game.

Appalachian State has a win-loss record of 26-5 on the year. As an offensive team, the Mountaineers are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 47th in college basketball. Appalachian State has accounted for 2,439 points for the season (78.7 per game) and they pull in 42.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per contest (90th in the country) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. The Mountaineers are responsible for committing 13.0 fouls per game and they hit 67.0% from the charity stripe.

The Appalachian State defense concedes 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (206 of 674) and their opponents are knocking down 67.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.3 dimes and 36.3 boards per contest, which is 15th and 270th in those categories. The Mountaineers on defense are ranked 37th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.1. They are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.5% from the field (4th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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