South Alabama vs Texas State 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Texas State Bobcats (19-6) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (18-9)
February 23, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Alabama Jaguars -3 / Texas State Bobcats +3; Over/Under: -134.5
(Get latest betting odds)
The Texas State Bobcats and the South Alabama Jaguars meet in college basketball action from Mitchell Center on Wednesday night.
The Texas State Bobcats will look to build on their seven-game win streak after a 68-50 win over Little Rock last time out. Caleb Asberry leads the Bobcats in scoring with 13.4 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Isiah Small has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass. Mason Harrell has 11.5 PPG with a team-high 3 APG to lead the Bobcats in assists and to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Texas State so far this season. Shelby Adams has 9.7 PPG as well this season. As a team, Texas State is averaging 71.5 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 37.3% from three and 77% from the foul line while allowing 63 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field and 33.6% from three this season.
The South Alabama Jaguars will try to add to their 69-51 win over Appalachian State last time out. Jay Jay Chandler has a team-high 16.4 PPG while Charles Manning Jr. has 15.9 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Jaguars in assists. Javon Franklin has 11 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Jaguars on the glass while also capping off the trio of double-digit scorers for South Alabama so far this year. As a team, South Alabama is averaging 72.4 PPG on 46.2 % shooting from the field, 33.5% from three and 70.3% from the foul line while allowing 63.4 PPG on 40.3% shooting from the field and 30.1% from three this season.
Texas State is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a win while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 Wednesday games. South Alabama is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.
I get the case to be made either way here, but we’re getting the hotter team between two even teams with a free bucket. These two teams are almost dead even statistically throughout the course of the season, but that momentum I think is the difference here. Give me the points with Texas State here.
