The Georgia State Panthers (17-10) face the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (16-14) Monday in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. Tip-off from the Pensacola Bay Center at 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we look at the Georgia State vs. Louisiana odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Panthers are looking for their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the past eight seasons, last dancing in 2019. GSU topped Louisiana 65-58 in the regular-season finale as 6-point favorites, and they won 68-64 in Lafayette as a 1-point ‘dog Jan. 27.
The Under connected in each of the regular-season meetings between these teams. Louisiana finished the regular season on a 1-6 ATS skid, but it is 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS in three Sun Belt tourney games.
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Georgia State vs. Louisiana odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Georgia State -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Louisiana +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread (ATS): Georgia State -2.5 (-110) | Louisiana +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Georgia State vs. Louisiana odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Georgia State 67, Louisiana 61
Money line
GEORGIA STATE (-145) has the experience to get it done and get back to the NCAA Tournament. Louisiana (+120) has been red-hot during this tournament after finishing the regular season with a sub-.500 record. But the Panthers took care of the Cajuns in both meetings, and they’ll be able to get it done in this neutral-site affair to punch their ticket to the Big Dance.
Against the spread
GEORGIA STATE -2.5 (-110) is worth playing against the number. The Panthers are an impressive 7-1-1 ATS across the past nine games overall, including that most recent meeting with Louisiana +2.5 (-110) Feb. 25. The Cajuns are just 4-9 ATS across the previous 13 games overall despite getting hot in the SBC Tourney.
Over/Under
The UNDER 136.5 (-110) cashed in each of the two regular-season meetings between these teams. The Under is 3-1 in the past four games for the Ragin’ Cajuns, including the regular-season finale against the Panthers. Meanwhile, the Under is 15-3 in the previous 18 games overall for Georgia State, including a 12-0 run from Dec. 14 to Feb. 12.
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