Georgia Southern vs James Madison Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/9/23

The James Madison Dukes and the Georgia Southern Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Hanner Fieldhouse on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

James Madison is listed as a 4.5-point road favorite with a ML price of -200. The total for this game is set at 138.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

James Madison’s 83-71 win over Georgia Southern back on January 13^th, 2023, came in the lone meeting between these two teams.

Trends

James Madison is 14-5 ATS in their lats 19 games against a team with a losing record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 Thursday games. Georgia Southern is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games against a team with a winning road record and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 home games following three or more consecutive road games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss.

Pick

I’m sticking with James Madison here. I’m simply fading the Eagles, who clearly don’t know which way is up right now, and the offense has gotten progressively worse over the course of this losing streak. A stagnant and non-existent offense is not something you can afford going up against a team like JMU that can score in bunches. I’ll side with the Dukes on the road here.