Who’s playing
Troy @ South Alabama
Current Record: Troy 13-9. South Alabama 8-13
What you need to know
The Troy Trojans’ road trip heads to the Mitchell Center on Saturday at 4pm to face off against the South Alabama Jaguars. Last year, the teams split the matchup, with South Alabama scoring his first 82-63 at home and the Trojans scoring his second 77-68.
Thursday’s showdown between Troy and the Louisiana Raagin Cajuns wasn’t quite a blast, but it almost seemed like one as Troy lost 72-57 halfway through.
South Alabama, meanwhile, were close but no cigars as they lost 66-64 to the Old Dominion Monarchs on Thursday. The match was close, as expected by the oddsmakers, but South Alabama had a slight advantage.
Troy is currently 13-9, while the Jaguars are 8-13. Two stats to keep in the back of your mind while watching: The Trojans averaged 16.6 takeaways coming into the match, his 27th best in college basketball. But South Alabama enters the contest boasting 10.7, his 22nd-lowest turnovers per game in college basketball. These opposing strengths should make for an exciting matchup.
Viewing method
- when: Saturday at 4:00 PM ET
- Where: Mitchell Center — Mobile, Alabama
- follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket price: $7.00
odds
The Trojans are just 1.5 points favorite against the Jaguars, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line as the Trojans started the game as the 1-point favorite.
Over/Under: -111
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Series history
South Alabama have won 10 of their last 15 games against Troy.
- 01/29/2022 – Troy 77 vs. South Alabama 68
- 01/27/2022 – South Alabama 82 vs. Troy 63
- 02/13/2021 – South Alabama 58 vs. Troy 51
- 02/11/2021 – South Alabama 73 vs. Troy 70
- 02/29/2020 – South Alabama 78 vs. Troy 63
- Feb. 7, 2020 – South Alabama 70 vs. Troy 66
- 02/23/2019 – South Alabama 68 vs. Troy 52
- 02/02/2019 – South Alabama 81 vs. Troy 75
- March 7, 2018 – Troy 69 vs. South Alabama 62
- 03/02/2018 – Troy 80 vs. South Alabama 63
- 01/13/2018 – Troy 79 vs. South Alabama 64
- 04/02/2017 – South Alabama 76 vs. Troy 71
- 01/02/2017 – South Alabama 76 vs. Troy 75
- 02/16/2016 – Troy 61 vs. South Alabama 54
- 01/26/2016 – South Alabama 66 vs Troy 58