Louisiana-Monroe vs South Alabama 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Alabama Jaguars and the UL-Monroe Warhawks meet in college basketball action from the Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

The South Alabama Jaguars will look to build on their current three-game winning streak after a 77-70 win over Louisiana last time out. Charles Manning Jr. leads South Alabama in scoring and assists with 17.6 PPG and 3.6 APG while Jay Jay Chandler has 15 PPG and Javon Franklin has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead the Jaguars on the glass while also capping off the trio of double-digit scorers for South Alabama so far this year. Alex Anderson also has 8.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG. As a team, South Alabama is averaging 75 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 32.9% from three and 69.2% from the foul line while allowing 64.2 PPG on 41.1% shooting from the field and 30.8% from three this season.

The UL-Monroe Warhawks will try to bounce back from a 73-65 loss at home to Troy in their last game. Russell Harrison leads ULM in scoring and rebounding with 13.7 PPG and a team-high 5.8 RPG while Andre Jones has 13.6 PPG with 4.2 APG. Koreem Ozier has 12.1 PPG and Nika Metskhvarishvili and Trey Boston each have 10+ PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for ULM so far this season. Elijah Gonzales also has a team-high 4.9 APG to lead ULM in assists and Thomas Howell has 9 PPG with 4.6 RPG this season. As a team, UL-Monroe is averaging 76.2 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 33.4% from three and 70.8% from the foul line while allowing 76.2 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field and 37.7% from three this season.

South Alabama is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games while the over is 8-3 in their last 11 games overall. UL-Monroe is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.

I get the allure of South Alabama, but the thing is that the Jaguars in my opinion are a far more attractive option at home. UL-Monroe has had issues as of late, but they’re still a solid home team that always gives themselves a chance against above average opposition. I just think this ends up being a one possession game, so give me the Warhawks and the points here.