Georgia Southern Eagles vs South Alabama Jaguars Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs South Alabama Jaguars

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Mitchell Center in Mobile, AL

TV: ESPN+

Mitchell Center is the location where the South Alabama Jaguars (10-13) will go up against the Georgia Southern Eagles (5-18) on Wednesday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles played Appalachian State and took a loss by a score of 85-84 in their last contest. Georgia Southern wrapped up the game with a 52.9% field goal percentage (36 of 68) and made 10 of their 24 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 2 of 6 tries for a percentage of 33.3%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to shoot 47.9% from the field on 34 of 71 shooting. Appalachian State distributed 14 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Moreover, Appalachian State pulled down 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Appalachian State finished the game at 56.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 16 attempts. They converted 8 out of their 18 attempts from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 18 while Appalachian State recorded 11 personal fouls.

Tyren Moore is a guy who was important in this game. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 11 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 68.8% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Georgia Southern will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-18 on the year. They cough up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Georgia Southern is grabbing 33.4 boards per game and has accumulated 247 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 324th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are connecting on 35.6% from downtown (221 of 621) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 70.7 points per game (268th in Division 1) while shooting 42.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.4 fouls. They give up 37.0% on shots from downtown and they are 343rd in college basketball in opponents points per game (79.4). The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (629 of 1,379) and they concede 39.3 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 312th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 328 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the South Alabama Jaguars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-60 when they faced Louisiana. The Jaguars were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. Louisiana committed 11 fouls in the game which got the Jaguars to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Concerning 3-point attempts, South Alabama converted 4 of 19 attempts (21.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Jaguars ended up shooting 23 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4%. The Jaguars permitted Louisiana to convert 32 of 72 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4% for this game. They finished shooting 34.6% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 26 and ended up going 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). Concerning rebounds, South Alabama permitted Louisiana to collect 43 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Tyrell Jones ended up being important for the Jaguars in the game. He knocked down 6 of 9 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 3 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes for the game.

South Alabama has a mark of 10-13 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Jaguars are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 270th in college hoops. South Alabama has totaled 1,684 points for the season (73.2 per contest) and they grab 33.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 10.7 times per contest (340th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per contest. The Jaguars are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The South Alabama defense gives up 33.1% on 3-point attempts (167 of 505) and their opponents are converting on 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.5 assists and 39.8 boards per game, which is ranked 146th and 354th in those categories on the defensive end. The Jaguars on the defensive end are ranked 319th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 77.6. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (309th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Alabama

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