Georgia State vs Louisiana-Monroe 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UL-Monroe Warhawks and the Georgia State Panthers meet in college hoops action from the GSU Sports Arena on Wednesday night.

The UL-Monroe Warhawks will look to snap a three-game losing skid after a 79-74 loss to Louisiana in their last game. Andre Jones leads the Warhawks in scoring with 15.7 PPG along with 3.9 APG while Russell Harrison has 12.9 PPG with a team-high 5.5 RPG to lead the Warhawks on the glass. Koreem Ozier has 10.8 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 4.4 APG to lead ULM in assists and Thomas Howell has 8 PPG with 4 RPG this season. As a team, UL-Monroe is averaging 72.3 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 73% from the foul line while allowing 73.6 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field and 35.6% from three this season.

The Georgia State Panthers will try to build on a five-game win streak after a 58-49 win over Georgia Southern last time out. Corey Allen leads the Panthers in scoring with 13.6 PPG while Justin Roberts has 12 PPG and Kane Williams has 12.5 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG this season. Jalen Thomas also has a team-high 6 RPG as well this season. As a team, Georgia State is averaging 70.2 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three and 69.9% from the foul line while allowing 64.6 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field and 37.3% from three this season.

UL-Monroe is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Georgia State is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a win while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 games following a win.

I get the case to be made either way here, as ULM has done a good job hanging around in their last few games despite some defeats, while Georgia State’s been catching fire at the right time. Instead, I’m going to side with the over as this total is a bit low for two teams that have the ability to score into the 70s, especially from what we’ve seen from ULM as of late. I’ll take my chances with the over in this one.