Appalachian State vs. Georgia State betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The Appalachian State Mountaineers (12-9, 6-4 Sun Belt) are at home in Sun Belt action against the Georgia State Panthers (8-14, 4-6 Sun Belt) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET. The Mountaineers are double-digit favorites by 11.5 points in the game. The matchup’s point total is 140.

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Appalachian State vs. Georgia State betting lines

  • Appalachian State moneyline odds to win: -746
  • Georgia State moneyline odds to win: +521
  • Spread: Appalachian State (-11.5)
  • Total: 140

Appalachian State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Appalachian State has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered four times in eight opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered three times in eight opportunities in away games.
  • The Mountaineers have gone over the total in four of eight home games (50%), compared to three of eight road games (37.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Appalachian State has won a higher percentage of its home games (.714) compared to away games (.667).

Recent trends

  • The Mountaineers’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 67.5 points a contest compared to the 69.1 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Appalachian State has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 60.9 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 62.9 it has conceded per game this year.
  • The Mountaineers are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 8.4 threes per game and shooting 37.3% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.1 makes and 35.6% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Appalachian State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-9-1 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-12-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 5-2; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (181st in nation) 38.1 (10th) 33.8 (106th) 32 (229th) 13.3 (219th) 10.9 (131st)

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Georgia State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Georgia State has been better against the spread at home (6-5-0) than away (3-5-0) this year.
  • Looking at the over/under, Panthers games have finished over seven of 11 times at home (63.6%), and five of eight away (62.5%).
  • The Panthers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-4) than on the road (1-7) this season.

Recent trends

  • While the Panthers are averaging 73.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have improved that mark in their last 10 games, tallying 75.6 a contest.
  • In its past 10 games, Georgia State is surrendering 80.8 points per contest, 0.6 more points than its season average (80.2).
  • The Panthers are making 7.5 treys per game in their past 10 games, which is 0.5 more than their average for the season (7). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (33.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (32.6%).

Georgia State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-11-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 5-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-9-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 0-4; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (271st in nation) 45.8 (299th) 34.5 (69th) 32.2 (240th) 12.4 (279th) 12 (249th)
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