The Arkansas State Red Wolves (17-15) and Appalachian State Mountaineers (27-5) tangle in a Sunday semifinal game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Pensacola, Fla. Tip-off at the Pensacola Bay Center will be at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Arkansas State, which lost at Appalachian State in the regular-season finale, is the No. 4 seed in the SBC bracket. The Red Wolves advanced by beating' Louisiana 89-62, easily covering as a 4-point favorite. Since Feb. 10, the Wolves are 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread(ATS).
Top-seeded Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 85-80 in overtime on Saturday. The favored-by-13 Mountaineers led by 10 with 10:48 to play, but let that lead evaporate by the end of regulation. The result snapped a 6-game ATS win streak and extended what is now an 8-game win streak SU.
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