Georgia Southern vs Morehead State 12/14/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Morehead State Eagles (5-5) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-4)
December 14, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Georgia Southern Eagles -5.5 / Morehead State Eagles +5.5; Over/Under: +131.5
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The Morehead State Eagles and the Georgia Southern Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Hanner Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
The Morehead State Eagles will try to build on a 61-57 win over East Tennessee State last time out. Alex Gross leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 12.8 PPG and 7.6 RPG while Mark Freeman has 12 PPG with a team-high 3.2 APG as well this season. Jalen Hawkins has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Morehead State up to this point in the season. As a team, Morehead State is averaging 73.2 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 30.7% from three and 70.9% from the foul line this season.
The Georgia Southern Eagles will try to build on a 79-57 win over Wofford in their last game. Andrei Savrasov leads the Eagles in scoring with 12.5 PPG along with 6.3 RPG while Carlos Curry has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG to lead the Eagles on the glass and Jalen Finch has 10 PPG with 3.7 RPG and a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Eagles in assists and to finish off the trio of double-digit scorers for Georgia Southern this season. As a team, Georgia Southern is averaging 70.5 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three and 61.6% from the foul line this season.
Morehead State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 and 3-13 ATS in their last 16 Wednesday games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Georgia Southern is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a win by 20 or more points and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games against a team with a road winning percentage below .400 while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 home games against a team with a losing road record.
I get the case to be made for an underdog like Morehead State, but the problem for me in this game is that Morehead State’s had issues with keeping points off of the board on the other side, and that’s not going to cut it against a Georgia Southern team that can score in bunches against inferior opposition. This like feels a bit light for how well Georgia Southern can fill it up so give me the Eagles laying the points here.
