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A battle between Sun Belt Conference rivals will feature Georgia Southern (11-10) matching up against Appalachian State (15-10) on Thursday evening. Georgia Southern fell to Troy 61-52 in its last contest. On Feb. 5, Appalachian State topped UT Arlington 70-61. The Mountaineers have won seven of their last eight games.

Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Mountaineers as 6.5-point favorites in the latest Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State odds. The over-under for total points is set at 126.5. Before locking in any Appalachian State vs. Georgia Southern picks, be sure to check out the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $2,300 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Appalachian State vs. Georgia Southern, and just locked in its picks and CBB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the college basketball odds and betting lines for Georgia Southern vs. App. State:

  • Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State spread: Mountaineers -6.5
  • Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State over-under: 126.5 points
  • Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State money line: Eagles +230, Mountaineers -280
  • APP: Mountaineers are 7-0 ATS in their last seven games overall
  • GASO: Eagles are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as underdogs

Why Appalachian State can cover 

Senior guard Adrian Delph is averaging a team-high 17.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He stretches the floor for Appalachian State and shoots 40 percent from downtown. The North Carolina native is the No. 1 option on offense and has scored more than 20 points in seven games thus far. In the Jan. 22 win over Georgia Southern, Delph dropped 24 points, three rebounds and shot 4-for-7 from downtown.

Junior forward Donovan Gregory is logging 10.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Gregory has scored in double figures in seven of his last 10 matchups. On Jan. 29 against Little Rock, the North Carolina native had a season-high 23 points, five rebounds, and shot 8-for-13 from the floor. 

Why Georgia Southern can cover

Senior guard Elijah McCadden is logging a team-high 11.8 points along with 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. The North Carolina native has been efficient and is shooting 53 percent from the field. McCadden has scored at least 14 points in nine games so far. In the contest against Coastal Carolina, he finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Redshirt junior Andrei Savrasov is averaging 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds. Savrasov has scored more than 10 points in 10 games thus far. In the Dec. 8 win over Carver, he tallied a season-high 22 points, eight rebounds and shot 11-for-13 from the field. Sophomore guard Cam Bryant puts up 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest. Bryant has scored in double digits in three of his last four games. 

How to make Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State picks

SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total, projecting 130 combined points. It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that cashes in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only get the model's pick at SportsLine. 

So who wins Appalachian State vs. Georgia Southern? And which side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up more than $2,300 on its college basketball picks the last five years, and find out.