Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 2/24/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Location: UNT Coliseum in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

UNT Coliseum is the location where the North Texas Mean Green (20-4) will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-21) on Thursday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced off with Marshall and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-60 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 16 while Marshall recorded 15 fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Marshall ended up shooting 68.4% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Marshall grabbed 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Marshall earned 17 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 47.4% from the field on 27 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in this game as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 39 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 7 of 12 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Southern Miss finished the game having earned a 38.1% FG percentage (24 out of 63) and converted 5 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tyler Stevenson is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished with 13 points on 6 of 18 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and also snagged 10 rebounds. He went 33.3% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Southern Miss heads into this one with a win-loss record of 6-21 on the year. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a team, Southern Miss is grabbing 34.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 341 dimes this season, which ranks 208th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Eagles are shooting 31.8% on 3-pointers (148 of 466) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 64.1 points per contest (331st in D-1) while connecting on 43.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles have forced 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 14.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.2% from beyond the arc while they are 306th in the nation in opponents PPG (74.4). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (717 of 1,605) and they concede 35.9 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 329th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 411 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the North Texas Mean Green got the win with a final of 58-57 when they faced UAB. In regard to rebounding, North Texas permitted UAB to collect 29 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 27.3% from distance by shooting 3 of 11 and ended up shooting 14 out of 23 from the charity stripe (60.9%). The Mean Green allowed UAB to make 20 of 50 tries from the field which had them at 40.0% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Mean Green finished the game shooting 20 out of 46 from the floor which had them shooting 43.5%. In terms of 3-point attempts, North Texas converted 8 of 19 attempts (42.1%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. UAB committed 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Mean Green recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the matchup.

Tylor Perry was important for the Mean Green in this contest. He had 25 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game. He made 8 of 14 in the game for a rate of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

North Texas has a mark of 20-4 this year. The Mean Green have committed 15.6 fouls per game and they hit 66.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.4 times per contest (296th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. North Texas has scored 1,575 points this season (65.6 per contest) and they average 33.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Mean Green are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 152nd in Division 1.

The North Texas defense concedes 28.2% on three-point shots (100 of 355) and their opposition makes 67.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 8.4 dimes and 29.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 1st and 7th in college hoops. The Mean Green are ranked 1st in college basketball in PPG given up with 55.4. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (96th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas

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