who plays
South Alabama in the state of Arkansas
Current records: South Alabama 9-13; State of Arkansas 9-14
What you should know
After two away games, the Arkansas State Red Wolves are returning home. The Red Wolves and South Alabama Jaguars will go head-to-head in a Sun Belt bout Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET at First National Bank Arena. South Alabama should still ride high after a win while Arkansas State will look to get back into the winning column.
On Saturday, the state of Arkansas lost to the app. State Mountaineers on the road by a crucial 63-51 lead.
Meanwhile, the Troy Trojans usually have all the answers at home, but South Alabama proved too difficult a challenge on Saturday. South Alabama celebrated a comfortable 77-60 win over the Trojans.
The Red Wolves are expected to lose this next game by 3.5. Those betting on them against the spread shouldn’t have high expectations of them as the squad is 3-8-1 ATS when expected to lose.
Arkansas State ended up well behind the Jaguars when they played last month’s teams’ meeting and lost 63-45. Can the state of Arkansas avenge its loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon.
how to see
- If: Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: National Bank’s First Arena – Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Consequences: CBS Sports App
opportunities
The Jaguars are a 3.5-point favorite against the Red Wolves according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line here as the game opened with the Jaguars a 4-point favorite.
Over/Under: -109
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series history
South Alabama has won seven of their last 12 games against Arkansas State.
- January 05, 2023 – South Alabama 63 vs. Arkansas State 45
- February 12, 2022 – South Alabama 70 vs. Arkansas State 51
- January 23, 2020 – Arkansas State 75 vs. South Alabama 71
- January 09, 2020 – South Alabama 75 vs. Arkansas State 59
- March 12, 2019 – South Alabama 75 vs. Arkansas State 67
- 2/7/2019 – South Alabama 70 vs. Arkansas State 62
- January 10, 2019 – Arkansas State 66 vs. South Alabama 65
- February 10, 2018 – South Alabama 87 vs. Arkansas State 67
- March 4, 2017 – South Alabama 73 vs. Arkansas State 70
- January 23, 2017 – Arkansas State 74 vs. South Alabama 62
- February 4, 2016 – Arkansas State 79 vs. South Alabama 73
- January 2, 2016 – Arkansas State 89 vs. South Alabama 67