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South Alabama @ Texas-Arlington

Current Records: South Alabama 10-3; Texas-Arlington 4-7

What to Know

Get ready for a Sun Belt battle as the South Alabama Jaguars and the Texas-Arlington Mavericks will face off at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday at College Park Center. These two teams seek to continue their momentum from their previous wins.

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars typically have all the answers at home, but last Tuesday South Alabama proved too difficult a challenge. The stars were brightly shining for the Jaguars in an 84-69 win over SIU-Edwardsville.

Meanwhile, Texas-Arlington took their game at home last week with ease, bagging a 95-46 victory over the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets.

Barring any buzzer beaters, South Alabama is expected to win a tight contest. Those brave souls putting their money on Texas-Arlington against the spread have faith in an upset since their team's 3-6 record ATS can't hold a candle to South Alabama's 7-2.

South Alabama is now 10-3 while the Mavericks sit at 4-7. A pair of stats to keep an eye on: The Jaguars enter the contest with 17.2 takeaways on average, good for 26th best in college basketball. Less enviably, Texas-Arlington is sixth worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 16.6 on average.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: College Park Center -- Arlington, Texas
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Jaguars are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Mavericks, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Jaguars as a 3-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Texas-Arlington have won five out of their last seven games against South Alabama.

  • Jan 06, 2020 - South Alabama 66 vs. Texas-Arlington 54
  • Feb 28, 2019 - Texas-Arlington 75 vs. South Alabama 57
  • Jan 06, 2018 - Texas-Arlington 91 vs. South Alabama 67
  • Feb 25, 2017 - Texas-Arlington 86 vs. South Alabama 75
  • Jan 16, 2017 - Texas-Arlington 89 vs. South Alabama 83
  • Mar 03, 2016 - Texas-Arlington 92 vs. South Alabama 79
  • Jan 16, 2016 - South Alabama 88 vs. Texas-Arlington 85