Southeastern Louisiana vs Troy 12/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Troy Trojans and SE Louisiana Lions meet Saturday in college basketball action at the University Center. The Troy Trojans look for their eighth win. The SE Louisiana Lions look to get back to a .500 record.

The Troy Trojans are averaging 79.7 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 64.7 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Duke Miles is averaging 14 points and 2.5 rebounds, while Nelson Phillips is averaging 13.2 points and 6 rebounds. Christyon Eugene is the third double-digit scorer and Zay Williams is grabbing 5.9 rebounds. The Troy Trojans are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 69 percent from the free throw line. The Troy Trojans are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.5 rebounds per game.

The SE Louisiana Lions are averaging 78.2 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 76.7 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Boogie Anderson is averaging 11.8 points and 3 rebounds, while Christian Agnew is averaging 10.8 points and 2.2 rebounds. Roscoe Eastmond is the third double-digit scorer and Sami Pissis is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The SE Louisiana Lions are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The SE Louisiana Lions are allowing 37.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.8 rebounds per game.

The Trojans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Lions are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Trojans last 8 road games. The over is 5-0 in Lions last 5 overall.

The Troy Trojans have a clear defensive edge here, and they’ll have the best player on the floor as well. The SE Louisiana Lions lose in the underdog role by an average of 9 points while shooting 41.6 percent from the field. Troy is comfortably the better team in this matchup. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk.