Georgia Southern Eagles vs South Alabama Jaguars Prediction, 3/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs South Alabama Jaguars

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Southern Eagles (8-23) are hitting the road to Pensacola Bay Center on Thursday where they will go up against the South Alabama Jaguars (16-15).

The Georgia Southern Eagles took the court against Old Dominion and went home with a win by a final score of 92-75 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Eagles walked away with 19 and Old Dominion recorded 17 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. Old Dominion finished the game at 56.7% at the charity stripe by making 17 of their 30 shots. Moreover, Old Dominion pulled down 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Old Dominion recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. When it comes to the defense, Georgia Southern allowed 41.9% from the field on 26 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game while creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 20 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Georgia Southern walked away from the game with a 47.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 63) and converted 12 of their 29 shots from distance.

Tyren Moore is someone who played a role in this contest. He shot 56.3% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He played for 31 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He racked up 32 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Georgia Southern enters this game with a win-loss record of 8-23 this season. They have an average of 73.0 pts per contest (201st in Division 1) while going 43.1% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 35.1% on 3-pointers (291 of 829) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Southern is collecting 33.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 332 assists on the year, which is 323rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a team they commit 20.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Eagles are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 274th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 417 relinquished on the season. The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.8% (836 of 1,825) and they relinquish 38.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 35.9% from 3-point land and they rank 343rd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (79.3).

In their last game, the South Alabama Jaguars walked away with a victory by a final of 80-69 against UL Monroe. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, South Alabama permitted UL Monroe to snag 36 in all (16 on the offensive side). They shot 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Jaguars allowed UL Monroe to make 27 of their 69 tries from the field which left them shooting 39.1% for this game. In all, the Jaguars shot 30 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. In terms of 3-point shots, South Alabama buried 7 out of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to make 13 of those for a clip of 81.3%. UL Monroe had 17 fouls for this contest which took the Jaguars to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Jaguars were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup.

Tyrell Jones ended up having an impact for the Jaguars for the game. He earned 21 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 2 assists for the matchup. He made 7 of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

South Alabama has a record of 16-15 so far this year. The Jaguars commit 16.7 fouls per game and they connect on 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 10.8 times per contest (335th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. South Alabama has 2,296 pts this season (74.1 per contest) and they collect 33.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Jaguars are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks 174th in D-1.

The Jaguars on the defensive side of the court are 284th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 75.6. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (244th in Division 1). The South Alabama defense allows 31.5% on shots from distance (211 of 670) and their opposition makes 69.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.1 assists and 38.4 boards per game, which is 109th and 339th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia Southern

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