Basketball betting fans will hope to hit paydirt on Thursday when the Georgia State Panthers try to run the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans off the court at GSU Sports Arena in college hoops action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans opened as -6.5-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation).
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans vs Georgia State Panthers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Thursday; they are 14-7 ATS against the betting line this season, while the Georgia State Panthers are 6-15 ATS. Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans are 7-14 on betting the total; Georgia State Panthers are 11-10.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 255 (Georgia State) and the No. 9 (Arkansas-Little Rock) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Georgia State's No. 246-ranked scoring average of 65.52 PPG, against a Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans defense rated No. 1 and allowing 58.64 PPG. The Georgia State Panthers FG% has averaged 43.64% to date this season, less than the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans shooters have managed so far (44.86% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Josh Hagins scored 18 points leading the Trojans to a 68-64 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette at Cajundome on Saturday.
Georgia State suffered a 54-53 loss against Troy on Saturday, getting 22 points from Jeremy Hollowell in a losing effort at Trojan Arena.
- Arkansas-Little Rock is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Arkansas-Little Rock is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arkansas-Little Rock's last 5 games
- Arkansas-Little Rock is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Georgia State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- Georgia State is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Georgia State's last 9 games
- Georgia State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Arkansas-Little Rock at Georgia Southern, Saturday, February 20th
Georgia State at Arkansas State, Saturday, February 20th
