Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for South Alabama when they take on the Trojans on Thursday in college hoops betting action.

The Trojans sport records of 8-13 and 12-5 ATS heading into this battle, while the Jaguars have 10-8 and 6-8 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 8-9 for the Trojans and 4-10 for the Jaguars.



View South Alabama vs Arkansas-Little Rock Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Jaguars are listed as 2.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 208 (Trojans) and the No. 119 (Jaguars) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 64-61 result in favor of the Jaguars has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Arkansas-Little Rock has the nation's No. 302-rated offensive output, at 61.4 PPG. The visiting Jaguars defense ranks No. 131 allowing on average 65.1 PPG. The Trojans FG% has averaged 40.1% so far, less than the Jaguars marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.1% per game.

Defensively, South Alabama features the nation's No. 146-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.2 points per game. Arkansas-Little Rock, meanwhile, comes in at No. 311 nationally in scoring at home.

South Alabama was a 68-47 loser in their most recent outing at home against Middle Tennessee. They failed to cover the 7.5-point spread as underdogs. The Jaguars were hammered by Middle Tennessee on Saturday, losing by a 68-47 final at Mitchell Center in college basketball betting action.

Arkansas-Little Rock was a 65-53 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Western Kentucky. They failed to cover the 2.5-point spread as underdogs. The Trojans endured a 65-53 loss at the hands of the Hilltoppers on Saturday, despite a 16-point effort from D'Andre Williams at EA Diddle Arena.


South Alabama Jaguars Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Troy are 7-3
After playing Middle Tennessee are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Denver are 5-5
After playing Western Kentucky are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Jaguars at Trojans trends to consider:
South Alabama is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
South Alabama is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arkansas-Little R
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arkansas-Little Rock's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arkansas-Little Rock's last 6 games when playing South Alabama
Arkansas-Little Rock is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
Arkansas-Little Rock is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
South Alabama home to Troy, Sunday, January 29
Arkansas-Little Rock home to Denver, Saturday, January 28