Arkansas State vs. Georgia State betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The Arkansas State Red Wolves (13-5, 4-2 Sun Belt) host the Georgia State Panthers (7-11, 3-3 Sun Belt) after winning four straight home games. The Red Wolves are heavy favorites by 15.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 153.5 points.

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Arkansas State vs. Georgia State betting lines

  • Arkansas State moneyline odds to win: -1724
  • Georgia State moneyline odds to win: +946
  • Spread: Arkansas State (-15.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Arkansas State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Arkansas State has done a better job covering the spread in away games (5-2-0) than it has at home (4-3-0).
  • The Red Wolves have gone over the over/under in three of seven home games (42.9%). They’ve done the same on the road, going over the total in three of seven matchups (42.9%).
  • Arkansas State has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 7-0 (1.000). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-1 (.500).

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Wolves have picked up their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 79.8 points per contest over that span compared to the 78.8 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Arkansas State allow 0.7 more points per game (71.4) than its season-long average (70.7).
  • The Red Wolves’ last 10 contests have seen them make 9.4 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.5% from deep. Both numbers are up from their 2024-25 averages of 9.2 makes and 31.5%.

Arkansas State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-8-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 15.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-7-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-3 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.8 (317th in nation) 39.4 (27th) 37.3 (11th) 35.9 (350th) 12.9 (251st) 10.2 (59th)

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Georgia State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Georgia State has a better winning percentage at home (.556, 5-4-0 record) than away (.333, 2-4-0).
  • Panthers games have gone above the over/under 55.6% of the time at home (five of nine), and 66.7% of the time away (four of six).
  • The Panthers, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-2) as on the road (0-6) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Panthers are posting 71 points per game over their past 10 games, which is 1.9 fewer points than their average for the season (72.9).
  • Georgia State is ceding 79.9 points per game over its last 10 games, which is one more point than it is allowing for the season (78.9).
  • The Panthers are making 6.5 treys per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.9). In addition, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (29%) compared to their season average from downtown (32%).

Georgia State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 15.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (290th in nation) 45.4 (293rd) 35.1 (65th) 31.9 (226th) 12.1 (303rd) 12.3 (263rd)
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