Louisiana-Monroe vs Georgia Southern 1/27/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Georgia Southern Eagles will travel to Fant-Ewing Coliseum to take on the UL Monroe Warhawks this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Georgia Southern Eagles lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 8-9 on the season after being defeated by the Appalachian State Mountaineers, 70-62, this past Saturday. Georgia Southern struggled defensively against Appalachian State and could not fight back after the Mountaineers took a 62-52 lead with 3:49 left in regulation. Georgia Southern shot 47.8% from the field & 19.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Appalachian State to shoot 51.9% from the field & 38.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles was Andrei Savrasov who had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, Georgia Southern is averaging 70.0 ppg on 47.7% shooting from the field. The Eagles are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game on 30.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles have been Elijah McCadden (12.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.3 spg), Andrei Savrasov (12.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 apg), Kamari Brown (10.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.6 apg), & Gedi Juozapaitis (8.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensively, Georgia Southern is holding their opponents to an average of 64.7 ppg on 41.7% shooting from the field. The Eagles have a rebound margin of 3.3 and a turnover margin of 0.5.

The UL Monroe Warhawks lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 10-10 on the season after being defeated by the South Alabama Jaguars, 68-56, this past Saturday. UL Monroe led by the 35-33 margin at halftime, however, the Warhawks went cold on the offensive end in the 2^nd half and could not fight back after the Jaguars took a 65-51 lead with 5:57 left in regulation. UL Monroe shot 42.9% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing South Alabama to shoot 45.6% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Warhawks was Andre Jones who had 13 points, 5 rebounds, & 5 assists.

On the season, UL Monroe is averaging 75.2 ppg on 46.5% shooting from the field. The Warhawks are averaging 7.2 three-pointers per game on 33.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UL Monroe has been led by Andre Jones (13.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.6 spg), Russell Harrison (13.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.0 spg), Koreem Ozier (11.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 spg), & Nika Metskhvarishvili (10.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 apg).

Defensively, UL Monroe is allowing their opponents to average 75.8 ppg on 45.6% shooting from the field. The Warhawks have a rebound margin of -2.9 and a turnover margin of 1.9.

The Eagles are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall & 4-5 ATS in their last 9 road games. The Warhawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games & 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games.

Georgia Southern has been led by their defense which comes into this game ranked 73^rd in scoring defense & 119^th in defensive FG%, however, despite shooting the ball well from the field (31^st in FG), the Eagles come into this game ranked just t-214^th in scoring offense. UL Monroe has been led by their offense which ranks 94^th in scoring offense & 68^th in FG%, however, the Warhawks have struggled defensively and currently rank just 315^th in scoring defense & 308^th in defensive FG%.  

UL Monroe has lost 4 of their last 5 games, however, they have played some of the toughest competition that the Sun Belt has had to offer and still come into this game with a 6-3 home record. Georgia Southern has lost 5 of their last 6 games, which include double-digits road losses to Little Rock & Arkansas State and as I think the Warhawks offense finds success offense on their home court against the Eagles, I’m taking UL Monroe to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!