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Texas State Bobcats vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers
The Texas State Bobcats and the Appalachian State Mountaineers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Holmes Convocation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mountaineers as -5-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total opened at 124.5.
Appalachian State was a 74-57 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Jaguars. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Texas State lost its last outing, a 70-68 result against Monarchs on February 11. They failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite.
Texas State:
Team record: 12-15 SU,8-15-1 ATS
Texas State is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas State's last 11 games on the road
Appalachian State:
Team record: 13-13 SU,11-12 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Appalachian State's last 5 games at home
Appalachian State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Texas State
Appalachian State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas State
Next up:
Texas State at Coastal Carolina Saturday, February 18
Appalachian State home to Old Dominion Saturday, February 18