South Alabama vs LA-Monroe Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/18/23
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (11-17) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (14-14)
February 18, 2023 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Alabama Jaguars -10.5 / Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks +10.5 ; Over/Under: 133
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The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and the South Alabama Jaguars meet Saturday in college basketball action from Mitchell Center. LA-Monroe enters this matchup after a Thursday game against Louisiana. In that one the Warhawks fell by 17 points. As for South Alabama, they played Southern Miss in their Thursday outing. The Jaguars ended up winning in a blowout. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
LA-Monroe opened the season on a sketchy 9-11 stretch through 20 games. In the next seven outings, the Warhawks went just 2-5 with losses to Troy, James Madison, South Alabama, Appalachian State and Southern Miss during that time.
In the Louisiana matchup on Thursday, the Warhawks were drilled 49-18 in the first half alone. LA-Monroe scored 49 points from there but still lost big 84-67. Thomas Howell was the lead scorer with 16 points and six boards.
South Alabama Jaguars
Over on the South Alabama side, they hit an 8-12 run over their first 20 outings. The Jaguars’ next seven were better at 5-2 with wins over Troy, Arkansas State, LA-Monroe, Appalachian State and Hartford alongside losses to Old Dominion and Troy.
Matched up against Southern Miss on Thursday, South Alabama jumped out to a 42-27 halftime edge. The Jaguars kept it up with a 43-27 second-half run and won 85-54. Isaiah Moore led the team with his 16 points and six assists.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll stick with South Alabama. With a double-digit line here I could probably go either way, though. The Jaguars put on an absolute clinic on Thursday versus a very good Southern Miss team, dominating the game the whole way. They’ve now won six of the last seven. South Alabama last met LA-Monroe back on February 4 in a 72-64 road win at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Jaguars have scored 74 or more points in three straight games and I like them to keep it going with a cover in this one. LA-Monroe has lost five of their last six and simply isn’t playing well right now.
