Chicago State vs Stephen F. Austin 2/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and the Chicago State Cougars meet Thursday in college basketball action from Jones Convocation Center. Stephen F. Austin is currently 15-8 this year. The Lumberjacks beat Dixie State in their last game. As for Chicago State, they’re 6-17 on the season and coming off a loss to Tarleton State. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Stephen F. Austin hit a 12-8 run in their first 20 games, losing to Saint Louis, SD State, UL Monroe, Kansas, Tarleton, Sam Houston, New Mexico State and Seattle. The last three games have all been wins, the latest versus Dixie State. 

Matched up against Dixie State on Saturday, the Lumberjacks didn’t have much trouble. Stephen F. Austin scored 46 points in the second half on the way to an 81-52 blowout win. David Kachelries led the way on 17 points and six boards. 

Over on the Chicago State side, they won their first two games of the year but haven’t been able to string together consecutive victories since then. The Cougars are riding an 0-4 stretch right now. They last fell to Tarleton State over the weekend. 

In the Tarleton matchup on Saturday, the Cougars were competitive the whole way but ultimately couldn’t overcome the opposition in a 57-54 loss. Leading scorer Brandon Betson posted 16 points, and Coreyoun Rushin added 15 rebounds. 

The Cougars are 1-4 ATS in their last five at home and 2-5 ATS in their last seven after an ATS win. The under is 5-2 in Chicago State’s last seven overall. 

Meanwhile, the Lumberjacks are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 after an ATS win and 6-1 ATS in their last seven Thursday games. The under is 10-2 in Stephen F. Austin’s last 12 Thursday games. 

PICK: I’m staying with Stephen F. Austin here. The Lumberjacks have looked good over this 3-0 run; they’ve hit 78 or more points in each game and held opponents to fewer than 60 points in two of them. Stephen F. Austin shouldn’t have much trouble putting up points here. 

As for Chicago State, they’re in a major rut right now and I don’t think they’ve got the offense to hang around. The Lumberjacks should be in full control on a cover.