Who's Playing

Louisiana-Monroe @ Georgia Southern

Regular Season Records: Louisiana-Monroe 11-20; Georgia Southern 16-15

What to Know

The Georgia Southern Eagles and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are set to clash at 8:30 p.m. ET March 2 at Pensacola Bay Center in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney. Georgia Southern will be strutting in after a win while the Warhawks will be stumbling in from a defeat.

The Eagles picked up a 73-64 victory over the App. State Mountaineers last week.

Meanwhile, Louisiana-Monroe was close but no cigar last Friday as they fell 64-61 to the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Georgia Southern is the favorite in this one, with an expected 5-point margin of victory. They are currently two-for-two against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

Georgia Southern ended up a good deal behind Louisiana-Monroe when they played when the two teams last met earlier in the regular season, losing 72-59. Can the Eagles avenge their loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll soon find out.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Pensacola Bay Center -- Pensacola, Florida
  • TV: ESPN Plus
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Eagles are a 5-point favorite against the Warhawks, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Eagles as a 4.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

Georgia Southern have won ten out of their last 14 games against Louisiana-Monroe.

  • Jan 19, 2023 - Louisiana-Monroe 72 vs. Georgia Southern 59
  • Feb 25, 2022 - Georgia Southern 81 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 75
  • Jan 27, 2022 - Georgia Southern 50 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 45
  • Feb 06, 2020 - Georgia Southern 67 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 65
  • Jan 09, 2020 - Georgia Southern 67 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 56
  • Mar 15, 2019 - Georgia Southern 81 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 67
  • Feb 08, 2019 - Louisiana-Monroe 88 vs. Georgia Southern 79
  • Jan 10, 2019 - Georgia Southern 79 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 78
  • Mar 09, 2018 - Georgia Southern 63 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 55
  • Feb 08, 2018 - Louisiana-Monroe 66 vs. Georgia Southern 64
  • Feb 04, 2017 - Georgia Southern 76 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 62
  • Jan 16, 2017 - Georgia Southern 62 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 60
  • Mar 03, 2016 - Louisiana-Monroe 83 vs. Georgia Southern 76
  • Jan 16, 2016 - Georgia Southern 66 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 51