Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Hofstra Arena Saturday as host Hofstra looks to handle the Georgia State Panthers in NCAAB action.

The Pride currently sports a 8-16 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 7-11-1 ATS. The Panthers are 15-8 and 11-8 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Pride produce a 9-10 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Panthers have gone 6-13 against the number.



View Georgia State vs Hofstra Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Georgia State before tip-off in this one will find them as 3-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 205 (Pride) and the No. 120 (Panthers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 73-64 result in favor of the Panthers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Panthers is ranked No. 72 in NCAA hoops at 36.9 per game. Contrast that with Hofstra’s No. 186 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Hofstra is the No. 326-ranked team in the country at 4.4 per game, while Georgia State rates No. 278 at 5 per game.

Defensively, Georgia State features the nation's No. 68-rated defense on the road, allowing 65.2 points per game. Hofstra, meanwhile, comes in at No. 261 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Georgia State, they were a 68-53 Sportsbook as they battled UNC Wilmington on the road. They covered in the match as a 5-point favorite. Eric Buckner scored 17 points leading the Panthers to a 68-53 victory over UNC Wilmington at Trask Coliseum on Wednesday.

In their last action, Hofstra was a 74-49 Sportsbook at home against Towson. They covered the 13.5-point spread as favorites. The Pride blew out Towson on Wednesday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 74-49 win at Hofstra Arena.


Georgia State Panthers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Northeastern are 3-7
After playing UNC Wilmington are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Hofstra Pride Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing George Mason are 3-7
After playing Towson are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

A few Panthers at Pride trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia State's last 6 games on the road
Georgia State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Georgia State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Hofstra
Hofstra is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Georgia State
Hofstra is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Georgia State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Hofstra's last 6 games when playing Georgia State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hofstra's last 6 games


Next up:
Georgia State home to Northeastern, Wednesday, February 8
Hofstra at George Mason, Wednesday, February 8