Texas State at South Alabama 3/3/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Texas State Bobcats travel to Mobile, AL on Tuesday for a game against the South Alabama Jaguars in a matchup of teams from the Sun Belt Conference. In their last game, Texas State defeated UT-Arlington by the score of 87-85 in 3 overtimes. Eric Terry led the Bobcats in scoring on the night with 30 points, while shooting 12 of 17 from the field and 6 of 8 from the free throw line. Nijal Pearson was the leading rebounder for Texas State as he pulled in 15 rebounds, with 4 coming offensively. Marlin Davis was the leader in assists in the game for the Bobcats with 10, while playing a total of 47 minutes against UT-Arlington.
After the win against UT-Arlington, Texas State improved to 20-10 on the season and 13-6 in conference play which is good enough for 2nd place in the Sun Belt Conference. Nijal Pearson has led the Bobcats in scoring this season with an average of 19.7 points per game and is shooting 42.5% from the field and 77.7% from the free throw line. Isiah Small leads Texas State in rebounding this season as he has averaged 6.6 rebounds per game, including an average of 2.3 coming offensively. The Bobcats are led in assists per game by Marlin Davis who is averaging 3.9 per game.
The South Alabama Jaguars welcome the Texas State Bobcats to town on Tuesday after winning their last game 78-63 against Troy. Chad Lott led the Jaguars in scoring in the game with 22 points while shooting 9 of 10 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Lott also led South Alabama in rebounding in the game with 6, all coming defensively. Herb McGee led the Jaguars in assists on the day with 4, while playing a total of 34 minutes against Troy.
With the win against Troy, South Alabama is now 19-11 on the season and 12-7 in conference play which is good enough for 3rd place in the Sun Belt. The Jaguars offense is led in points per game by Josh Ajayi who has scored 14.9 per game and is shooting 57% from the field and 79.6% from the free throw line. Ajayi is also the leading rebounder on the year for the Jaguars as he has pulled in 7.4 rebounds per game, including 2.2 offensive rebounds per game. Trhae Mitchell leads South Alabama in assists per game with an average of 2.5.
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The Texas State Bobcats have scored an average of 73.3 points per game on the year while allowing 64.4 points per game. The South Alabama Jaguars have scored 71.7 points per game on the season while allowing 67.9 points per game. In their last 5 games, the Bobcats are 5-0 and have won 5 games in a row while the Jaguars are also 5-0 and have won 7 games in a row. Texas State has won 2 of the last 3 meetings between these two teams by the average score of 71.33-71. Texas State is 6-7 on the road this season and is 6-7 ATS, while South Alabama is 10-5 at home and 4-9 ATS on their home court. Final score prediction, Texas State Bobcats win and cover ATS, 74-72.
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