McNeese State Cowboys vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: McNeese State Cowboys vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: Hulu Live TV

The McNeese State Cowboys (3-8) are traveling to Reed Green Coliseum on Sunday where they will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (10-1).

The McNeese State Cowboys stepped onto the hardwood against Louisiana and notched a win by a score of 70-49 in their last game. McNeese State ended the contest having earned a 40.9% FG percentage (27 out of 66) and knocked down 7 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Cowboys buried 9 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 29 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 7 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of defending, McNeese State allowed the other team to shoot 29.1% from the field on 16 out of 55 shooting. Louisiana earned 8 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Furthermore, Louisiana pulled down 34 boards (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Louisiana shot 58.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 17 shots. They also converted 7 of 33 tries from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Cowboys ended up finishing with 19 while Louisiana racked up 12 personal fouls.

Trae English is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He recorded 24 points on 9 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. He finished the game shooting 39.1% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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McNeese State will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-8 so far this year. They are turning it over 17.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a team, McNeese State is grabbing 35.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 119 assists for the campaign, which is 303rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cowboys are connecting on 32.5% from downtown (87 of 268) and 54.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 64.4 points per game (331st in D-1) while hitting 41.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cowboys are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 fouls. They are 357th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 202 conceded for the season. The Cowboys defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (284 of 611) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 37.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 282nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (73.4).

In their last game, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles got the victory with a final of 91-59 when they faced Lamar. The Golden Eagles pulled down 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this contest. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. Lamar had 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 59.1%. When talking about 3-point shots, Southern Miss converted 14 of their 42 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Eagles went 32 for 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.4%. The Golden Eagles permitted Lamar to make 24 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.7% in the game. They finished shooting 31.6% from distance by hitting 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 5 out of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). In the matter of team rebounding, Southern Miss permitted Lamar to snag 34 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Felipe Haase ended up being important for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He made 8 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 13 rebounds. He totaled 28 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this game.

Southern Miss has a record of 10-1 on the season. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per game and they go 66.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per contest (63rd in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest. Southern Miss has earned 879 points this year (79.9 per contest) and they average 37.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 48.3% from the field, which is 47th in D-1.

The Golden Eagles are ranked 18th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 58.9. They are forcing their opponents into 18.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (68th in college hoops). The Southern Miss defense surrenders 29.7% on 3-point attempts (71 of 239) and opponents are converting on 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.5 dimes and 31.7 boards per contest, which is 55th and 60th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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