Halftime Report

Georgia Southern is on the road but looking no worse for wear. After one quarter, neither squad has the contest in the bag, but Georgia Southern leads 37-34 over South Alabama.

Georgia Southern entered the match having won two straight and they're just one half away from another. Will they make it three, or will South Alabama step up and spoil it? We'll know soon.

Who's Playing

Georgia Southern Eagles @ South Alabama Jaguars

Current Records: Georgia Southern 8-23, South Alabama 16-15

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Georgia Southern has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the South Alabama Jaguars are set to clash at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Pensacola Bay Center in a Sun Belt postseason contest. Georgia Southern is expected to lose this one by three points, so we'll see if that gives them a bit of motivation.

Last Friday, the Eagles strolled past the Monarchs with points to spare, taking the game 92-75.

Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when your shooting is a whole 16.4% better than the opposition, a fact South Alabama proved on Friday. They walked away with an 80-69 victory over the Warhawks. The win made it back-to-back wins for South Alabama.

The Eagles have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-23 record this season. As for the Jaguars, they now have a winning record of 16-15.

Georgia Southern came up short against South Alabama when the teams last played back in February, falling 78-65. Can Georgia Southern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

South Alabama is a 3-point favorite against Georgia Southern, 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 2.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 151 points.

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Series History

South Alabama has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Georgia Southern.

  • Feb 07, 2024 - South Alabama 78 vs. Georgia Southern 65
  • Dec 29, 2022 - Georgia Southern 64 vs. South Alabama 50
  • Feb 03, 2022 - Georgia Southern 58 vs. South Alabama 57
  • Jan 15, 2022 - South Alabama 73 vs. Georgia Southern 67
  • 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