Who’s playing
Southern Alabama @ Arkansas
Current Record: South Alabama 9-13. Arkansas 9-14
What you need to know
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are heading home after two games. The Red Wolves and South Alabama Jaguars will face off in a battle for the belt of the Sun at 8 p.m. Thursday at First National Bank’s arena. South Alabama will have to stay in form after their win, while Arkansas will be looking to get back on the winning line.
Arkansas lost to the app on Saturday. State climbers on the road with a decisive 63-51 margin.
The Trojans, meanwhile, usually have all the answers at home, but South Alabama proved too difficult a challenge on Saturday. South Alabama beat the Trojans 77-60.
The Red Wolves are expected to lose this next one by 3.5. When the team is expected to lose, he is a 3-8-1 ATS, so those betting on them against the spread shouldn’t have high hopes for them.
Arkansas State was well behind the Jaguars, losing 63-45 when they played in the team’s last meeting last month. Can Arkansas avenge their losses, or is history destined to repeat itself?
Viewing method
- when: Thursday at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: First National Bank Arena — Jonesboro, Arkansas
- follow: CBS Sports App
odds
The Jaguars are the 3.5-point favorite over the Red Wolves, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line as the Jaguars started the game as the 4-point favorites.
Over/Under: -109
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Series history
South Alabama has won seven of its last 12 games against Arkansas State.
- 01/05/2023 – South Alabama 63 vs Arkansas State 45
- Feb. 12, 2022 – South Alabama 70 vs. Arkansas 51
- 01/23/2020 – Arkansas 75 v South Alabama 71
- 01/09/2020 – South Alabama 75 vs. Arkansas 59
- 03/12/2019 – South Alabama 75 vs. Arkansas 67
- Feb. 7, 2019 – South Alabama 70 vs. Arkansas 62
- Jan. 10, 2019 – Arkansas 66 vs. South Alabama 65
- Feb. 10, 2018 – South Alabama 87 vs. Arkansas 67
- March 4, 2017 – South Alabama 73 vs. Arkansas 70
- 01/23/2017 – Arkansas 74 v South Alabama 62
- Feb. 4, 2016 – Arkansas State 79 vs. University of South Alabama 73
- 01/02/2016 – Arkansas 89 v South Alabama 67