Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UNLV Runnin' Rebels

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: Youtube TV

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (11-1) are headed to Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (10-1).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced McNeese State and went home with a win by a final score of 86-67 in their last game. Southern Miss walked away from the contest with a 45.5% FG percentage (30 out of 66) and converted 14 of their 32 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 41 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the field on 23 out of 60 shooting. McNeese State dished out 10 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. On top of that, McNeese State totaled 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. McNeese State went 72.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 18 attempts. They also made 8 out of their 24 shots from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 14 while McNeese State had 19 fouls.

Felipe Haase is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He finished with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He finished shooting 46.2% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Southern Miss will enter this game with a mark of 11-1 for the season. They average 80.4 pts per game (43rd in the nation) on 48.0% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (97 of 281) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Miss is snagging 38.3 boards per game and has earned 195 assists on the season, which has them ranked 34th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles are able to force 17.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are giving up 30.0% on three-point shots while they are 18th in the nation in opponents PPG (59.6). The Golden Eagles defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.0% (257 of 643) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 85th in college hoops in giving up assists with 126 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels took a defeat with a final score of 75-73 against San Francisco. When discussing rebounds, UNLV allowed San Francisco to snag 37 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.7% from distance via 9 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Runnin' Rebels allowed San Francisco to make 28 of 65 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.1% in the game. When the game finished, the Runnin' Rebels shot 29 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.0%. Concerning shots from distance, UNLV knocked down 8 out of their 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to bury 7 of them for a rate of 70.0%. San Francisco was called for 13 fouls for the contest which took the Runnin' Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Runnin' Rebels earned 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 34 in this matchup.

Elijah Harkless ended up being a major contributor for the Runnin' Rebels for the matchup. He made 7 of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 5 assists in the game.

UNLV has a mark of 10-1 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Runnin' Rebels are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 131st in the country. UNLV has scored 864 pts this year (78.5 per contest) and they average 36.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (110th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Runnin' Rebels have committed 14.2 fouls per contest while shooting 69.4% from the free throw line.

The UNLV defense gives up 32.6% on 3-point shots (101 of 310) and their opponents are converting on 66.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.2 dimes and 35.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 220th and 253rd in the country. The Runnin' Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 49th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 62.6. They are forcing 21.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (55th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNLV

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