BYU Cougars (9-1) vs Georgia State Panthers (4-5)
2023-12-16 21:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: BYU Cougars -22.5 -- Over/Under: 149
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The Georgia State Panthers and the BYU Cougars meet in college basketball action from the Marriott Center on Saturday night. Can Georgia State pull off the upset? Or will BYU defend home court? Let’s dive in and give out a Georgia State vs. BYU Prediction.
Georgia State Team Preview
The Georgia State Panthers will be looking to bounce back from a 64-60 loss to Mercer last time out. Lucas Taylor leads Georgia State in scoring with 14.1 PPG along with 2.2 RPG while Toneari Lane has 12.4 PPG and Jay’Den Turner has 10.9 PPG with a team-high 8.4 RPG to lead the Panthers on the glass up to this point in the year. Dwon Odom has 10.4 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 4.4 APG to lead the Panthers in assists while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Georgia State so far this season. As a team, Georgia State is averaging 76.9 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 77.1% from the foul line this season.
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BYU Team Preview
The BYU Cougars will look to build on a 90-74 win over Denver last time out. Jaxson Robinson leads the Cougars in scoring with 18 PPG with 2.9 RPG while Trevin Knell has 10.8 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2 APG. Noah Waterman has 11 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass while Fousseyni Traore has 10.2 PPG with 5.5 RPG and Spencer Johnson has 11.6 PPG with 6.1 RPG and a team-high 4.7APG to lead the Cougars in the assist department while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for BYU up to this point in the year. Dallin Hall and Richie Saunders each have 9+ PPG as well this season. As a team, BYU is averaging 89.4 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 37% from three and 73.8% from the foul line this season.
Georgia State vs. BYU Prediction
I’m sticking with BYU here. The Cougars haven’t covered in their last couple of appearances granted, but they’re heads and shoulders the better team in this matchup. Georgia State has taken their lumps against far less than what they’re up against here, and I just think this is a spot where BYU puts a hurting on the Panthers. Give me BYU in a beatdown.
