South Alabama Jaguars vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 1/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA

TV: ESPN+

The UL Monroe Warhawks (5-12) will try to defeat the South Alabama Jaguars (10-9) at Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Thursday.

The South Alabama Jaguars took the court against Louisiana and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-79 in their last contest. South Alabama wrapped up the game with a 52.7% FG percentage (29 out of 55) and converted 7 of 18 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Jaguars made 14 of 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 20 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of defense, South Alabama allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the field on 30 out of 62 shooting. Louisiana earned 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Louisiana snagged 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Louisiana ended up going 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 18 of 22 shots. They also made 10 of 20 tries from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Jaguars left the arena with 18 and Louisiana totaled 16 fouls.

Isiah Gaiter is a player who was important in this game. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played 37 minutes played and snagged 2 boards. He walked away with 25 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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South Alabama comes into this contest with a mark of 10-9 for the year. They average 74.4 points per outing (188th in the nation) while hitting 44.1% from the floor. The Jaguars are shooting 32.1% on 3-pointers (136 of 424) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, South Alabama is pulling down 33.6 rebounds per game and has earned 205 assists on the year, which is 332nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.7 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.5% on shots from downtown and they are 314th in the country in PPG allowed (77.3). The Jaguars are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (530 of 1,165) and they concede 38.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 149th in the country in giving up assists with 234 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the UL Monroe Warhawks walked away with a victory by a final of 80-73 against Old Dominion. Concerning rebounding, UL Monroe permitted Old Dominion to pull down 20 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 32.0% from three-point range by going 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). The Warhawks allowed Old Dominion to convert 26 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Warhawks ended up going 24 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, UL Monroe converted 6 of their 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a clip of 72.2%. Old Dominion committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Warhawks to the free throw line for a total of 36 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Warhawks were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup.

Tyreke Locure ended up having an impact for the Warhawks for this contest. He earned 20 points in his 25 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for this game. He made 5 of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

UL Monroe has a win-loss mark of 5-12 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Warhawks are shooting 41.1% from the field, which is ranked 329th in the country. UL Monroe has tallied 1,154 points on the campaign (67.9 per contest) and they collect 39.2 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 13.6 times per contest (159th in D-1) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. The Warhawks have committed 18.6 personal fouls every game and they go 65.4% from the charity stripe.

The Warhawks on the defensive side of the court are 236th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.2. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (128th in college hoops). The UL Monroe defense surrenders 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (152 of 443) and opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.9 assists and 34.7 total rebounds per game, which is 323rd and 171st in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Alabama

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