Georgia State vs Georgia Southern 2/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Georgia Southern Eagles will travel to GSU Sports Arena to take on the Georgia State Panthers this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Georgia Southern Eagles lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 11-12 on the season after being defeated by the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, 79-58, this past Saturday. Georgia Southern struggled on both ends of the court and could not fight back after Coastal Carolina took a 58-38 lead with 9:55 left in regulation. Georgia Southern shot 34.0% from the field & 27.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Coastal Carolina to shoot 54.0% from the field & 54.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles was Elijah McCadden who had 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Georgia Southern is averaging 66.7 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Eagles are averaging 5.6 three-pointers per game on 29.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Georgia Southern has been led by Elijah McCadden (11.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.0 spg), Andrei Savrasov (10.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Kamari Brown (9.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.6 apg), & Cam Bryant (7.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.8 apg).

Defensively, Georgia Southern is holding their opponents to an average of 64.0 ppg on 40.9% shooting from the field The Eagles have a rebound margin of 2.6 and a turnover margin of -0.5.

The Georgia State Panthers won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 11-10 on the season after defeating the Appalachian State Mountaineers, 58-49, this past Saturday. Georgia State was outstanding defensively against Appalachian State and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 28-16 lead. Georgia State shot 32.1% from the field & 19.2% from beyond the arc while holding Appalachian State to 30.6% shooting from the field & 35.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Panthers was Jalen Thomas who had 16 points, 5 rebounds, & 2 blocks.

On the season, Georgia State is averaging 70.3 ppg on 39.8% shooting from the field. The Panthers are averaging 7.8 three-pointers per game on 31.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Georgia State has been led by Corey Allen (13.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.8 spg), Kane Williams (12.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.7 spg), Justin Roberts (11.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.3 spg), & Eliel Nsoseme (8.2 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg).

Defensively, Georgia State is holding their opponents to an average of 65.4 ppg on 41.4% shooting from the field. The Panthers have a rebound margin of 0.6 and a turnover margin of 5.3.

The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games & 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss of more than 20 points. The Panthers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.

Georgia Southern has been decent on the defensive end this season, however, the Eagles have struggled putting points up on the board as they come into this game ranked just 284^th in scoring offense and have lost 6 of their last 9 games. Georgia State is playing their best basketball of the season as of late, led by their defense which ranks 75^th in scoring defense & 87^th in defensive FG%, and after seeing the Panthers coming off convincing road victories against Coastal Carolina & Appalachian State, I think Georgia State wins this one by double-digits and covers this home spread. Good Luck!