Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UTEP Miners

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

Don Haskins Center is the location where the UTEP Miners (7-6) will attempt to beat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-8) on Saturday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles took the court against East Carolina and took a loss by a score of 68-67 in their last contest. Southern Miss ended having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (28 of 56) and knocked down 8 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 3 of 3 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 22 dimes in the game while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With respect to defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the floor on 23 of 58 shooting. East Carolina dished out 13 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Additionally, East Carolina snagged 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. East Carolina went 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of 24 attempts. They also made 4 of their 16 shots from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 19 and East Carolina totaled 11 personal fouls.

Tyler Stevenson is a player who played a role in the matchup. He walked away with 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Southern Miss will enter this matchup with a record of 4-8 on the season. They average 61.3 points per contest (341st in the country) while connecting on 42.7% from the field. The Golden Eagles are hitting 32.5% on three-point shots (65 of 200) and 66.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Southern Miss is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 151 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 279th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Eagles have forced 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 14.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 224th in D-1 in opponents PPG (70.1). The Golden Eagles are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.8% (302 of 722) and they surrender 36.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 206th in the nation in giving up assists with 167 relinquished this year.

For their last game, the UTEP Miners went home defeated by a final of 75-62 against UAB. The Miners were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. UAB earned 8 fouls in the game which took the Miners to the charity stripe for 7 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, UTEP made 9 of 22 attempts (40.9%). Overall, the Miners ended up going 23 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 38.3%. The Miners permitted UAB to knock down 30 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this game. They wrapped up this game 32.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 25 and ended up going 7 out of 12 from the free throw line (58.3%). In reference to attacking the glass, UTEP permitted UAB to pull down 35 overall (6 offensive).

Jorell Saterfield was important for the Miners in the game. He earned 15 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game. He buried 5 of 7 in this matchup giving him a rate of 71.4%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

UTEP has a win-loss mark of 7-6 for the season. The Miners are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 10.8 times per game (326th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. UTEP has scored 902 pts on the season (69.4 per game) and they snag 33.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Miners are connecting on 41.0% from the field, which is 307th in the country.

The Miners on the defensive end are ranked 114th in the country in points given up per game with 65.8. They are able to force 16.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (322nd in the nation). The UTEP defense gives up 35.9% on 3-pointers (84 of 234) and opponents are connecting on 60.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.5 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 105th and 166th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UTEP

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