Georgia State vs South Alabama 2/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Alabama Jaguars will travel to GSU Sports Arena to take on the Georgia State Panthers this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The South Alabama Jaguars lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 15-7 on the season after being defeated by the Georgia Southern Eagles, 58-57, this past Thursday. South Alabama fought back to make it a competitive game late after trailing by a 38-23 margin at halftime, however, Georgia Southern was able to hang on for the win after Kaden Archie hit a game-winning jumper for the Eagles with :19 seconds left in regulation. South Alabama shot 40.4% from the field & 23.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Georgia Southern to shoot 45.1% from the field & 27.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Jaguars was Javon Franklin who had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, & 3 steals.

On the season, South Alabama is averaging 73.9 ppg on 46.0% shooting from the field. The Jaguars are averaging 6.6 three-pointers per game on 32.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, South Alabama has been led by Charles Manning Jr. (17.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 spg), Jay Jay Chandler (16.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.3 spg), Javon Franklin (12.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.3 spg, 1.2 bpg), & Kayo Goncalves (7.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, South Alabama is holding their opponents to average 64.1 ppg on 41.0% shooting from the field. The Jaguars have a rebound margin of -0.1 and a turnover margin of 3.4.

The Georgia State Panthers had their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 8-10 on the season after being defeated by the Troy Trojans, 67-63, this past Thursday. Georgia State and Troy fought back-and-forth late in the 2^nd half, however, Georgia State struggled offensively down the stretch and could not fight back after Troy took a 61-58 lead with 3:47 left in regulation. Georgia State shot 33.3% from the field & 27.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Troy to shoot 39.1% from the field & 23.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Panthers was Justin Roberts who had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Georgia State is averaging 71.6 ppg on 40.6% shooting from the field. The Panthers are averaging 8.1 three-pointers per game on 33.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Georgia State has been led by Corey Allen (14.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.8 spg), Justin Roberts (12.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.2 spg), Kane Williams (11.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.7 spg), & Eliel Nsoseme (9.7 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 1.9 bpg).

Defensively, Georgia State is allowing their opponents to average 67.4 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Panthers have a rebound margin of -0.3 and a turnover margin of 5.8.

The Jaguars are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games, however, are just 1-3 ATS in their last 4 away games. The Panthers are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games overall & 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.

South Alabama has struggled in their last two games, however, this is still a very good team that has been led by their defense which ranks 49^th in scoring defense, 71^st in defensive FG%, & 36^th in turnover margin. Georgia State has been playing much better as of late as the Panthers have finally gotten healthy, however, this is a team that can struggle to score (ranked 318^th in FG%) and as think this game is going to be a competitive game that comes down to the wire, I think I’m going to want to have the points with South Alabama. Good Luck!