The UT Arlington Mavericks will travel to Fant-Ewing Coliseum to take on the UL Monroe Warhawks this Saturday night in College Basketball action.
The UT Arlington Mavericks lost their 2nd straight game and dropped to 9-13 on the season after being defeated by the Appalachian State Mountaineers, 70-61, this past Saturday. UT Arlington led by a 34-20 margin at halftime, however, the Mavericks had no answers on either end of the court for Appalachian State in the 2nd half and could not fight back after the Mountaineers took a 62-52 lead with 1:46 left in regulation. UT Arlington shot 37.9% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Appalachian State to shoot 41.7% from the field & 39.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mavericks was David Azore who had 36 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 steal.
On the season, UT Arlington is averaging 67.9 ppg on 43.0% shooting from the field. The Mavericks are averaging 6.0 three-pointers per game on 30.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UT Arlington has been led by David Azore (19.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.5 apg), Patrick Mwamba (10.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg), Nicolas Elame (7.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.2 spg), & Javon Levi (5.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.7 spg).
Defensively, UT Arlington is allowing their opponents to average 69.4 ppg on 40.5% shooting from the field. The Mavericks have a rebound margin of 1.8 and a turnover margin of -1.6.
The UL Monroe Warhawks won their 2nd straight game and improved to 12-12 on the season after defeating the Little Rock Trojans, 75-72 (OT), this past Saturday. UL Monroe was able to fight back from a 63-58 deficit with 4:30 left in regulation to force OT and pulled out the victory after a Johnnie Williams FT gave the Warhawks the lead for good with :17 seconds left in regulation. UL Monroe shot 45.3% from the field & 41.2% from beyond the arc while allowing Little Rock to shoot 44.2% from the field & 36.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Warhawks was Andrew Jones who had 30 points, 2 rebounds, & 4 assists.
On the season, UL Monroe is averaging 72.7 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Warhawks are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 33.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UL Monroe has been led by Andre Jones (14.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.5 spg), Russell Harrison (13.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.5 apg), Koreem Ozier (11.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg), & Nika Metskhvarishvili (10.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.1 apg).
Defensively, UL Monroe is allowing their opponents to average 73.7 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Warhawks have a rebound margin of -3.6 and a turnover margin of 1.5.
The Mavericks are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. UL Monroe. The Warhawks are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games & 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games.
UT Arlington has lost 5 of their last 6 games and recently loss to UL Monroe at home in OT, however, the Mavericks in my opinion are still the better overall team and has been solid on the defensive end as they come into this game ranked 49th in defensive FG%. UL Monroe is coming of solid road wins at Arkansas State & Little Rock, however, this is still a team that has lost 7 of their last 10 games and has really struggled on the defensive end as the Warhawks currently rank just 291st in scoring defense & 270th in defensive FG%. UT Arlington has shown that they have the talent to matchup with anyone in the Sun Belt with wins against South Alabama, Troy, & Texas State and although the Mavericks have struggled on the road, I think they revenge the earlier season loss to the Warhawks and win this pick-em. Good Luck!