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Texas-Arlington @ Georgia State

Current Records: Texas-Arlington 6-7; Georgia State 6-5

What to Know

The Texas-Arlington Mavericks have enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they must head out on the road. Texas-Arlington and the Georgia State Panthers will face off in a Sun Belt battle at 7 p.m. ET Thursday at GSU Sports Arena. The Mavericks will be strutting in after a win while Georgia State will be stumbling in from a loss.

Texas-Arlington didn't have too much breathing room in their game with the Troy Trojans on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 62-57 victory.

Meanwhile, Georgia State came up short against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets two weeks ago, falling 72-62. Guard Corey Allen wasn't much of a difference maker for Georgia State; Allen finished with 15 points on 5-for-17 shooting and turned the ball over five times in his 39 minutes on the court.

Texas-Arlington is expected to lose this next one by 8. Those betting on them against the spread shouldn't have high expectations for them since the squad is 2-5 ATS when expected to lose.

The Mavericks' victory brought them up to 6-7 while the Panthers' defeat pulled them down to 6-5. A pair of stats to keep an eye on: Texas-Arlington is stumbling into the matchup with the 19th most turnovers per game in college basketball, having accrued 15.7 on average. To make matters even worse for Texas-Arlington, Georgia State comes into the contest boasting the 15th most takeaways per game in college basketball at 18.2. So the cards are definitely stacked in Georgia State's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: GSU Sports Arena -- Atlanta, Georgia
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $15.00

Odds

The Panthers are a big 8-point favorite against the Mavericks, 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 an 8-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Georgia State have won six out of their last 11 games against Texas-Arlington.

  • Feb 20, 2020 - Texas-Arlington 70 vs. Georgia State 62
  • Dec 19, 2019 - Georgia State 83 vs. Texas-Arlington 77
  • Mar 17, 2019 - Georgia State 73 vs. Texas-Arlington 64
  • Jan 26, 2019 - Georgia State 77 vs. Texas-Arlington 71
  • Jan 03, 2019 - Georgia State 63 vs. Texas-Arlington 58
  • Mar 11, 2018 - Georgia State 74 vs. Texas-Arlington 61
  • Feb 24, 2018 - Texas-Arlington 89 vs. Georgia State 81
  • Jan 25, 2018 - Georgia State 81 vs. Texas-Arlington 75
  • Feb 18, 2017 - Texas-Arlington 68 vs. Georgia State 67
  • Feb 06, 2016 - Texas-Arlington 90 vs. Georgia State 69
  • Dec 30, 2015 - Texas-Arlington 85 vs. Georgia State 70