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Troy Trojans (13-8, 7-2 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (5-16, 5-4 Sun Belt)
Statesboro, Georgia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trojans -5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern plays the Troy Trojans after Tyren Moore scored 21 points in Georgia Southern’s 76-70 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs.
The Eagles have gone 3-2 in home games. Georgia Southern is 1-6 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.1 turnovers per game.
The Trojans have gone 7-2 against Sun Belt opponents. Troy has a 0-5 record in one-possession games.
Georgia Southern is shooting 41.7% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 42.5% Troy allows to opponents. Troy has shot at a 43.8% rate from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points less than the 45.7% shooting opponents of Georgia Southern have averaged.
The Eagles and Trojans meet Thursday for the first time in Sun Belt play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Moore is shooting 47.8% and averaging 15.7 points for the Eagles. Eren Banks is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Georgia Southern.
Christyon Eugene averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Trojans, scoring 15.4 points while shooting 43.6% from beyond the arc. Myles Rigsby is averaging 12.2 points over the past 10 games for Troy.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 73.4 points, 34.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.
Trojans: 8-2, averaging 76.8 points, 37.1 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 10.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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