Texas State vs Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Predictions
Texas State is on the road playing Louisiana-Monroe at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 3:00pm EST. Texas State -3.5 was the opening favorite and line
Game outlook
Texas State is on the road playing Louisiana-Monroe at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 3:00pm EST. Texas State -3.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
BOBCATS PREVIEW:
With an overall record of 10-8, Texas State will face the Warhawks. The Bobcats have played 10 games on the road and are 7-3 so far. Three of Texas State's six games this season have been favored, and the team is 3-3 overall. In today's contest, Texas State has a betting line of -3 points in their favor. Mason Harrell, the Bobcats' leading scorer, will be expected to deliver another strong performance for Texas State. A team's ability to score on the perimeter is also dependent on Harrell. As of now, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Tyrel Morgan, who is averaging 8.92 points per game and has hit 43.9% of his field goal attempts, is another key part of the Bobcats' offensive game plan.
PREVIEW OF THE WARHAWKS:
At present, the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are on a two-game losing streak and have an overall record of 7-11. Currently, Louisiana-Monroe is 5-5 at home this season after playing 10 games at home. A mark of 3-10 for Louisiana-Monroe indicates that the underdog has been in 13 games this season. The Warhawks are currently the underdogs by +3 points according to oddsmakers. Tyreke Locure, the Warhawks' leading scorer, is expected to put up another strong performance. Locure averages 14.33 points per game. As a perimeter scorer, Locure is also critical to the team. His 3-point shooting leads the team so far. On his way to averaging 11.06 points per game, Jamari Blackmon has hit 44.2% of his field goal attempts for the Warhawks.
Texas State Bobcats are the favorites in this matchup, with a -3 spread. According to our analysis, the Bobcats' offensive effort should be enough to cover the spread and pull out the win. During the season, Texas State's field goal percentage has been 46.4, which ranks 73rd in college basketball. Even though Texas State hasn't been great vs the spread on the road of late, 5-5, we still see plenty of value in taking them at -3.
Texas State Highlights
With a power ranking of 59, Texas State is ranked #325 in offense (scoring an average of 65.47 per game), #70 in defense (allowing an average of 64.82 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-8 (6-8-1 ATS) this season.
Louisiana-Monroe Highlights
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks has a power ranking of 159 and are #206 for offense (scoring an average of 70.59 per game), #176 for defense (giving up an average of 64.82 points per game) and 7-11 (7-8 ATS) overall. Texas State went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Louisiana-Monroe.
Curated Picks & Predictions
From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be TXST 61.25, ULMON 68.25. The SportsJaw community predicts Texas State to cover (100%) OddsShark predicts Texas State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.
62% picked Texas State on Covers.com
Our ScoreCaster predicts Bobcats 70 to Warhawks 61.
Staff Prediction
Our prediction: Bobcats 70 to Warhawks 61.
Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions