Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 1/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: CBSSN

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (13-3) will try to beat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-9) at Thomas Assembly Center on Thursday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles took the court against UTEP and went home with a loss by a final score of 87-54 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 12 and UTEP recorded 18 personal fouls. They buried 15 of 27 attempts from three-point range. UTEP finished the contest at 100.0% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 8 attempts. Furthermore, UTEP grabbed 28 rebounds (2 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UTEP distributed 24 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Southern Miss allowed 56.1% from the field on 32 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled 33 with 13 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles knocked down 13 of 22 shots for a rate of 59.1%. Southern Miss walked away from the contest having earned a 34.5% field goal percentage (19 out of 55) and converted 3 out of their 11 three-point attempts.

Isaih Moore is a player who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 83.3% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 15 mins played and also collected 7 rebounds. He accounted for 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting.

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Southern Miss will take the court with a win-loss record of 5-9 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Southern Miss is pulling down 35.1 rebounds per game and has earned 171 assists so far this season, which is 263rd in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are shooting 32.0% on 3-point shots (74 of 231) and 65.4% from the free throw line. They average 61.7 pts per game (339th in college hoops) while going 42.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are able to force 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They concede 36.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 250th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (71.5). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (358 of 842) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a unit. They are 254th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 199 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 79-63 when they played UTSA. The Bulldogs collected 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 for the matchup. They coughed it up 6 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. UTSA earned 11 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to knock down 5 of them for a rate of 41.7%. Regarding shooting from distance, Louisiana Tech made 14 of 28 attempts (50.0%). Overall, the Bulldogs ended up going 30 for 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.4%. The Bulldogs allowed UTSA to make 25 of 59 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 42.4% in this game. They shot 29.4% from three-point range by going 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 15 at the free throw line (53.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Louisiana Tech permitted UTSA to get 35 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Amorie Archibald was important for the Bulldogs for this game. He earned 31 points in his 32 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists for the game. He converted 12 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 85.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Louisiana Tech has a mark of 13-3 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 74th in college basketball. Louisiana Tech has scored 1,264 points on the year (79.0 per contest) and they snag 37.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per contest (86th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 14.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Louisiana Tech defense concedes 32.7% on 3-pointers (125 of 382) and opponents are knocking down 71.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.3 dimes and 36.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 235th and 251st in college hoops. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 172nd in the country in points given up per game with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (90th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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