Who’s Playing
UL Monroe Warhawks @ Georgia Southern Eagles
Current Records: UL Monroe 4-10, Georgia Southern 7-6
How To Watch
What to Know
Georgia Southern is 8-2 against UL Monroe since January of 2019, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. ET at Hill Convocation Center. The Eagles will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Two weeks ago, Georgia Southern suffered a grim 83-61 loss to Texas State.
Meanwhile, UL Monroe’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher two weeks ago after their third straight defeat. They took an 80-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Old Dominion. The Warhawks didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Georgia Southern’s loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for UL Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Georgia Southern has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.9 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like UL Monroe struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 39.1. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Georgia Southern was able to grind out a solid win over UL Monroe in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 76-68. Does Georgia Southern have another victory up their sleeve, or will UL Monroe turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
Georgia Southern is a big 9.5-point favorite against UL Monroe, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 9.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 147.5 points.
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Series History
Georgia Southern has won 8 out of their last 10 games against UL Monroe.
- Jan 06, 2024 – Georgia Southern 76 vs. UL Monroe 68
- Mar 02, 2023 – Georgia Southern 66 vs. UL Monroe 57
- Jan 19, 2023 – UL Monroe 72 vs. Georgia Southern 59
- Feb 25, 2022 – Georgia Southern 81 vs. UL Monroe 75
- Jan 27, 2022 – Georgia Southern 50 vs. UL Monroe 45
- Feb 06, 2020 – Georgia Southern 67 vs. UL Monroe 65
- Jan 09, 2020 – Georgia Southern 67 vs. UL Monroe 56
- Mar 15, 2019 – Georgia Southern 81 vs. UL Monroe 67
- Feb 08, 2019 – UL Monroe 88 vs. Georgia Southern 79
- Jan 10, 2019 – Georgia Southern 79 vs. UL Monroe 78
