Georgia St. vs Appalachian St. Prediction, Odds and Best Bets

Game outlook

Georgia St. is on the road playing Appalachian St. at the Holmes Convocation Center stadium on Thursday, 1/26/2023 @ 6:30pm EST. Appalachian St. -5.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Georgia St. Highlights

The Georgia State Panthers come into this matchup 9-11. Georgia State is seeking only its third conference victory of the season. After beating Coast Carolina by a score of 100-66, they have lost two straight games. They first lost 70-58 to Old Dominion before losing 58-52 to Georgia Southern on Saturday, a match in which they were rated as five-point underdogs. With this defeat, they are now 2-6 in conference play. In eight conference games, the Panthers have covered the spread just twice.

In the lasttwo games, Dwon Odom has been absent for an undisclosed reason. It is unclear if the sophomore guard will be available for this game. As the team's leading scorer, he averages 14.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. As of late, Brenden Tucker has been inconsistent, shooting 40% or less in three of his last four games. Averaging 12.8 PPG on 39% shooting, the junior guard scored 10 points on Saturday. Only twice has Evan Johnson reached double figures in conference play. With a 33% shooting percentage, the sophomore guard averages 10 points per game.

With a power ranking of 127, Georgia St. is ranked #285 in offense (scoring an average of 67.63 per game), #59 in defense (allowing an average of 64.58 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-11 (5-11-1 ATS) this season.