Georgia State at UL Monroe 2/8/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Anthonoy-deleo |

Last Updated: 02/07/2020 at 10:52 PM ET

The Georgia State Panthers are set to visit Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana for a Sun Belt clash against the UL Monroe Warhawks. The Georgia State Panthers come into this matchup with a 15-9 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, 80-78. Leading the way for the Georgia State Panthers was junior guard Kane Williams as he recorded 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joining Williams in the backcourt was sophomore guard Justin Roberts who had a productive outing for the Panthers with 17 points and 3 assists.

The Georgia State Panthers had a good shooting game against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns as they connected on 28 of their 60 field goal attempts (46.7%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (35.7%). The Georgia State Panthers lost the turnover battle against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (14-12), but they edged out the Ragin’ Cajuns in the rebounding department (35-30).

The UL Monroe Warhawks come into this matchup with a 6-16 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the Georgia Southern Eagles, 67-65. Leading the way for the UL Monroe Warhawks was junior guard Michael Ertel as he recorded 30 points and 5 rebounds. Junior guard Erie Olonade had a productive outing off the bench for the Warhawks as he pitched in 11 points and 8 rebounds.

The UL Monroe Warhawks had a good shooting game against the Georgia Southern Eagles as they connected on 25 of their 48 field goal attempts (52.1%), but they were significantly worse from behind the three-point line (34.8%). The UL Monroe Warhawks lost the turnover battle against the Georgia Southern Eagles (18-9), but they were even with the Eagles in the rebounding department (31-31).

The UL Monroe Warhawks have really struggled to find any momentum in Sun Belt play this season as they bring a 2-11 record into this matchup, and they will be tested with a game against a very talented Georgia State team. The Panthers are having an average season to their standards as they are only 8-5 in conference play, but they are the top-scoring team in the Sun Belt as they are averaging 78.2 PPG. The UL Monroe Warhawks are amongst the worst in the country at scoring the basketball as they are only averaging 62.5 PPG, and they haven’t been very good on the defensive side of the court in conference play as they allow 70.8 PPG. The Panthers have 4 guys averaging over 10 PPG in their starting lineup, and the Warhawks won’t have an answer for their three-point shooting (37.5%). Final Score Prediction, Georgia State Panthers win and cover ATS 76-65.

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