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The Troy Trojans host the Georgia Southern Eagles in a Sun Belt game that will take place at the Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama at 8 PM ET. Troy has opened on the odds board as a -3.5 point spread favaorite with an O/U line of 156.5.
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Georgia Southern has won 14 of their 21 games on the season and they have covered the spread in seven of the 14 games that have had a posted line. Troy has won 11 of their 22 games this season and they have covered the spread in 11 of the 18 games that have had a posted line.
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Georgia Southern is coming off a 78-66 loss to South Alabama in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 144, which was under the closing line of 152. The Eagles have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games and previous to the South Alabama game the total had gone over in two straight games. Georgia Southern had their eight-game win streak snapped with their loss to South Alabama.
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Troy is coming off a 78-72 loss to Georgia State where they failed to cover the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 150, which was over the closing line of 149. Previous to the Georgia State game the Trojans had covered the spread in two straight games and in their last 10 games the total has gone over every time. Overall, Troy has lost three of their last four games.
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Offensively, Georgia Southern is putting up 79.3 points per game on a 44.2% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Eagles are allowing 73.3 points per game on a 43.9% FG average.
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Troy is putting up 80.1 points per game on a 44.6% FG average. On defense the Trojans are allowing 72.9 points per game on a 43.5% FG average.
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Earlier this month at Georgia Southern the Eagles beat the Trojans 86-82.
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Georgia Southern Eagles at Troy Trojans Betting Trends<br />
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Troy and Georgia Southern have the public leaning to the Eagles getting the 3.5 points with over 70% confidence. The over/under bettors are banking on this game going over the posted total of 142 with over 57%.
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Georgia Southern is 2-5 against the spread in their last 7 games.
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The Eagles are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games against Troy.
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The game total has gone over in 4 of Georgia Southern’s last 5 games against Troy.
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Troy is 10-2 straight up in their last 12 games.
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The Trojans are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games against the Eagles.
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