Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 2/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UAB Blazers

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: CBSSN

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-16) are headed to Bartow Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the UAB Blazers (18-5).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Florida Atlantic and ended up losing by a score of 84-57 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 13 while Florida Atlantic finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 28 shots from three-point range. Florida Atlantic finished the contest at 58.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 12 shots. Additionally, Florida Atlantic pulled down 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida Atlantic recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Southern Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the floor on 33 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 9 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 56.3%. Southern Miss walked away from the game with a 37.5% FG percentage (21 of 56) and knocked down 6 out of their 17 3-pointers.

Jaron Pierre is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Southern Miss heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-16 so far this season. They have an average of 62.9 points per contest (337th in Division 1) while shooting 42.9% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 31.9% on shots from downtown (122 of 382) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern Miss is pulling down 33.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 272 dimes this year, which is 242nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 14.2 personal fouls. They rank 285th in college basketball in giving up assists with 321 relinquished for the campaign. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (569 of 1,293) and they surrender 36.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 259th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UAB Blazers went home victorious with a score of 97-75 against MTSU. The Blazers snagged 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. MTSU had 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Blazers to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 78.9%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, UAB buried 10 out of their 23 tries (43.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Blazers went 36 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.5%. The Blazers allowed MTSU to convert 27 of their 61 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.3% for the matchup. They went 46.9% from behind the 3-point line via 15 of 32 and finished the game at 6 of 10 from the free throw line (60.0%). In reference to rebounding, UAB permitted MTSU to pull down 31 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Jordan Walker was important for the Blazers in the matchup. He made 14 out of 23 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 42 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in the matchup.

UAB has a record of 18-5 this year. As an offensive unit, the Blazers are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 59th in college hoops. UAB has totaled 1,869 pts on the campaign (81.3 per game) and they snag 38.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (188th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per game. The Blazers are committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.8% from the free throw line.

The UAB defense concedes 33.5% on 3-point shots (162 of 483) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.1 assists and 34.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 65th and 201st in college hoops. The Blazers on defense are ranked 60th in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.5. They are forcing their opponents into 17.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the field (59th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UAB

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