Appalachian State vs Georgia State 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Georgia State Panthers will travel to the Holmes Convocation Center to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Georgia State Panthers won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 10-10 on the season after defeating the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, 61-50, this past Thursday. Georgia State was lights out on the defensive end against Coastal Carolina and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 32-21 lead. Georgia State shot 34.5% from the field & 27.6% from beyond the arc while holding Coastal Carolina to 27.1% shooting from the field & 26.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Panthers was Kane Williams who had 17 points, 4 rebounds, & 6 assists.

On the season, Georgia State is averaging 71.0 ppg on 40.1% shooting from the field. The Panthers are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 32.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Georgia State has been led by Corey Allen (14.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.8 spg), Kane Williams (12.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.6 spg), Justin Roberts (11.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.3 spg), & Eliel Nsoseme (8.7 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.4 bpg).

Defensively, Georgia State is holding their opponents to an average of 66.2 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Panthers have a rebound margin of 0.1 and a turnover margin of 5.4.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 16-10 on the season after defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles, 65-61, this past Thursday. Appalachian State led by a 33-29 margin at halftime and was able to hold off a late Georgia Southern charge after taking a 53-41 lead with 7:23 left in regulation. Appalachian State shot 34.5% from the field & 22.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Georgia Southern to shoot 36.4% from the field & 19.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mountaineers was Adrian Delph who had a double-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Appalachian State is averaging 67.3 ppg on 41.7% shooting from the field. The Mountaineers are averaging 8.0 three-pointers per game on 31.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Appalachian State has been led by Adrian Delph (17.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 spg), Donovan Gregory (10.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 spg), Michael Almonacy (10.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.2 apg), & Justin Forrest (8.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg).

Defensively, Appalachian State is holding their opponents to an average of 62.7 ppg on 42.2% shooting from the field. The Mountaineers have a rebound margin of 1.3 and a turnover margin of 2.3.

The Panthers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, however, are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Mountaineers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games & 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall.

Appalachian State has been playing great recently, winning 8 of their last 9 games, however, this is still an offense that can struggle to put up points as they Mountaineers are ranked just 277^th in scoring offense & 289^th in FG%. Georgia State dealt with a bunch of injuries earlier this season, however, the Panthers are fully healthy and have been playing their best basketball of the season as of late, winning 4 of their last 5 games, which includes back-to-back wins against South Alabama & Coastal Carolina. Georgia State has been led by the defense that ranks 97^th in scoring defense & 6^th in turnover margin and as I think the Panthers continue their recent stretch of solid play, I’m taking the Panthers to win in this pick-em.