Georgia Southern Eagles vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Southern Eagles (13-9) are headed to Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Thursday where they will meet the UL Monroe Warhawks (3-18).

The Georgia Southern Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Troy and took a loss by a final of 83-78 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Eagles finished with 17 and Troy recorded 15 fouls. They made 9 of 25 attempts from distance. Troy shot 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 24 attempts. In addition, Troy snagged 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Troy doled out 12 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Concerning the defense, Georgia Southern allowed 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 21 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Georgia Southern walked away from the contest having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (27 out of 56) and knocked down 11 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Alden Applewhite is someone who played a role for the contest. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played 34 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Georgia Southern will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-9 for the season. They average 82.5 points per game (72nd in college) while hitting 43.3% from the field. The Eagles are connecting on 31.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (209 of 655) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia Southern is grabbing 36.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 251 assists for the year, which has them ranked 303rd in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 10.2 times per game and as a team are committing 19.6 fouls every game.

On defense, the Eagles have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 205th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 277 surrendered for the year. The Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.7% (604 of 1,352) and they concede 40.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.0% on 3-point shots while they are 326th in college in PPG allowed (80.3).

For their last game, the UL Monroe Warhawks took a defeat with a final score of 59-43 when they played Appalachian State. The Warhawks corralled 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this game. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. Appalachian State had 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Warhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.6%. When discussing shots from downtown, UL Monroe converted 5 out of their 25 attempts (20.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warhawks finished the game shooting 13 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 22.0%. The Warhawks allowed Appalachian State to make 23 out of 70 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 32.9% in this game. They shot 15.4% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). With respect to how they rebounded, UL Monroe allowed Appalachian State to collect 50 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Martavious Russell ended up being a factor for the Warhawks for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and added 7 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the game.

UL Monroe has a record of 3-18 on the year. The Warhawks are responsible for committing 13.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per game (296th in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. UL Monroe has 1,487 points this season (70.8 per contest) and they pull in 32.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Warhawks are shooting 40.8% from the field, which ranks 340th in the nation.

The Warhawks on defense are ranked 348th in the nation in points given up per game with 82.8. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (330th in D-1). The UL Monroe defense surrenders 34.3% on three-point shots (194 of 566) and their opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 18.1 assists and 41.2 rebounds per game, which is 361st and 362nd in the nation.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take UL Monroe

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