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Georgia Southern @ South Alabama

Current Records: Georgia Southern 8-6; South Alabama 11-5

What to Know

The Georgia Southern Eagles and the South Alabama Jaguars are set to square off in a Sun Belt matchup at 5 p.m. ET Jan. 15 at Mitchell Center. The teams split their matchups last year, with the Eagles winning the first 84-75 and South Alabama taking the second 62-48.

Georgia Southern escaped with a win on Saturday against the Texas-Arlington Mavericks by the margin of a single free throw, 74-73.

Meanwhile, the Georgia State Panthers typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday South Alabama proved too difficult a challenge. South Alabama took their game against Georgia State 74-65.

Georgia Southern is expected to lose this next one by 8.5. Now might not be the best time to take the Eagles against the spread since they've let down bettors for the past three consecutive games.

Georgia Southern is now 8-6 while South Alabama sits at 11-5. A pair of stats to keep an eye on: Georgia Southern is 37th worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 14.9 on average. To make matters even worse for Georgia Southern, the Jaguars enter the matchup with 16.4 takeaways on average, good for 31st best in college basketball. So the cards are definitely stacked in South Alabama's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 5 p.m. ET
  • Where: Mitchell Center -- Mobile, Alabama
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Jaguars are a big 8.5-point favorite against the Eagles, 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 7.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

South Alabama have won nine out of their last 15 games against Georgia Southern.

  • Jan 23, 2021 - South Alabama 62 vs. Georgia Southern 48
  • Jan 22, 2021 - Georgia Southern 84 vs. South Alabama 75
  • Jan 02, 2021 - Georgia Southern 62 vs. South Alabama 49
  • Jan 01, 2021 - South Alabama 88 vs. Georgia Southern 59
  • Feb 01, 2020 - South Alabama 79 vs. Georgia Southern 69
  • Jan 18, 2020 - South Alabama 74 vs. Georgia Southern 68
  • Feb 13, 2019 - Georgia Southern 75 vs. South Alabama 65
  • Jan 19, 2019 - Georgia Southern 88 vs. South Alabama 86
  • Mar 01, 2018 - Georgia Southern 81 vs. South Alabama 74
  • Dec 31, 2017 - South Alabama 69 vs. Georgia Southern 67
  • Jan 28, 2017 - South Alabama 78 vs. Georgia Southern 66
  • Jan 09, 2017 - Georgia Southern 84 vs. South Alabama 79
  • Mar 10, 2016 - South Alabama 67 vs. Georgia Southern 61
  • Feb 13, 2016 - South Alabama 80 vs. Georgia Southern 76
  • Jan 07, 2016 - South Alabama 64 vs. Georgia Southern 58