Stephen F. Austin vs Louisiana-Monroe 12/14/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UL-Monroe Warhawks and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks meet in college basketball action from the William R. Johnson Coliseum on Tuesday night.

The UL-Monroe Warhawks come into this one fresh off of an 89-68 win over subdivision Louisiana College last time out. Andre Jones leads the Warhawks in scoring with 12.9 PPG along with 3.3 APG while Koreem Ozier has 12.8 PPG with 4 RPG. Russell Harrison has 10.7 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Trey Boston has 10 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for ULM so far this season. Thomas Howll has 9.4 PPG and a team-high 5.6 RPG while Elijah Gonzales has a team-high 4.2 APG as well on the year. As a team, UL-Monroe is averaging 81.3 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 70.4% from the foul line while allowing 77.2 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field and 35.8% from three this season.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks will be looking to add to their 63-51 win over Liberty in their last game. Gavin Kensmil leads the Lumberjacks in scoring and rebounding with 15.9 PPG and 7.4 RPG while David Kachelries has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 4.4 APG. Roti Ware has 11.3 PPG and Nigel Hawkins and Sadaidriene Hall each have 10+ PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for SFA so far this season. As a team, Stephen F. Austin is averaging 78.8 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 38% from three and 66.8% from the foul line while allowing 69.9 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field and 32.7% from three this season.

UL-Monroe is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 5-1-1 in their last 7 games following a win. Stephen F. Austin is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a win while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games following an ATS win.

I find myself trying to make a case either way, but I can’t shake ULM’s early season blowout losses but I also could see the Warhawks hanging around as Stephen F. Austin just doesn’t seem to have the same pop they have in past years. Instead, I’m going to side with the over. Both teams still have some punch in their respective lineups and both are top-60 in the country in scoring offense so I think this ends up being a higher-scoring affair. Give me the over here.