Louisiana-Monroe vs Georgia State 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Georgia State Panthers will travel to Fant-Ewing Coliseum to take on the UL Monroe Warhawks this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Georgia State Panthers snapped a 5-game losing streak and improved to 7-9 on the season after defeating the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun, 68-64, this past Thursday. Georgia State did a great job of forcing Louisiana turnovers and the Panthers were able to pull away later after a Justin Roberts jumper gave Georgia State a 66-63 lead with just :50 seconds left in regulation. Georgia State shot 41.7% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Louisiana to shoot 41.8% from the field & 54.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Panthers was Justin Roberts who had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, & 3 steals.

On the season, Georgia State is averaging 72.1 ppg on 40.7% shooting from the field. The Panthers are averaging 8.1 three-pointers per game on 33.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Georgia State has been led by Corey Allen (14.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 spg), Justin Roberts (12.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.2 spg), Kane Williams (11.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.6 spg), & Eliel Nsoseme (9.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.0 bpg).

Defensively, Georgia State is allowing their opponents to average 67.8 ppg on 42.7% shooting from the field. The Panthers have a rebound margin of -0.2 and a turnover margin of 5.6.

The UL Monroe Warhawks lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 10-11 on the season after being defeated by the Georgia Southern Eagles, 50-45, this past Thursday. UL Monroe had no answers on the offensive end for Georgia Southern and the Eagles were able to pull away later after closing out the final 4:50 of regulation on a 10-2 run. UL Monroe shot just 29.5% from the field & 11.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Georgia Southern to shoot 35.7% from the field & 22.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Warhawks was Russell Harrison who had a double-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, UL Monroe is averaging 73.7 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Warhawks are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 32.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UL Monroe has been led by Russell Harrison (13.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 spg), Andre Jones (13.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.6 spg), Koreem Ozier (10.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.2 spg), & Nika Metskhvarishvili (10.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg).

Defensively, UL Monroe is allowing their opponents to average 74.5 ppg on 45.1% shooting from the field. The Warhawks have a rebound margin of -3.0 and a turnover margin of 1.8.

The Panthers are just 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games, however, are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games vs. UL Monroe. The Warhawks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games & 1-4 ATS in their last 4 home games.

Georgia State comes into this game ranked 170^th in scoring offense & 146^th in scoring defense and has done a great job creating turnovers as they rank 17^th in steals per game & 6^th in turnover margin. UL Monroe has been led by their offense which ranks 131^st in scoring offense & 103^rd in FG%, however, the Warhawks defense has really struggled and currently ranks just 302^nd in scoring defense & 285^th in defensive FG%.

Georgia State has struggled ATS this season, however, this is a team that finally is healthy and no doubt has more talented than UL Monroe. UL Monroe does have some talent on the offensive end, however, this team has been incredibly inconsistent this season and as I think the Panthers build off their impressive win against Louisiana, I think Georgia State has no trouble winning this game and covering this small spread. Good Luck!