Northwestern State Demons vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern State Demons vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is the location where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-4) will attempt to beat the Northwestern State Demons (1-7) on Saturday.

The Northwestern State Demons faced off with Baylor and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-40 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Demons walked away with 22 and Baylor finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 28 attempts from long range. Baylor finished the contest at 65.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 26 shots. In addition, Baylor snagged 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Baylor earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. In reference to defending, Northwestern State allowed 53.3% from the floor on 32 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning rebounding, they compiled a total of 18 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Demons knocked down 7 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Northwestern State wrapped up the game having earned a 25.0% field goal percentage (14 out of 56) and buried 5 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Jimel Lane is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He left the arena with 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting. He played for 27 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He finished shooting 80.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Northwestern State enters this matchup with a mark of 1-7 this year. They have an average of 70.8 points per outing (265th in college basketball) while shooting 40.5% from the floor. The Demons are shooting 26.7% from downtown (51 of 191) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Northwestern State is collecting 33.9 boards per contest and has totaled 83 dimes this season, which ranks 338th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Demons have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.7% from beyond the arc while they are 334th in D-1 in opponents points per game (79.9). The Demons defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (222 of 469) and they concede 40.0 boards per game as a unit. They are 176th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 107 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 85-82 against UAB. When discussing rebounds, Southern Miss permitted UAB to pull down 30 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 36.4% from three-point range by going 8 of 22 and ended up shooting 22 out of 33 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Golden Eagles permitted UAB to make 26 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Eagles walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Southern Miss made 6 of 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 23 of those for a clip of 79.3%. UAB committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Golden Eagles were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this matchup.

Victor Hart ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He totaled 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 10 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Southern Miss has a win-loss record of 4-4 this season. The Golden Eagles have committed 18.9 fouls every game and they hit 65.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per game (275th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Southern Miss has totaled 555 points so far this season (69.4 per contest) and they collect 37.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 41.7% from the floor, which ranks 297th in the nation.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 77th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.4. They have forced 15.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (95th in college basketball). The Southern Miss defense gives up 31.4% on 3-point attempts (61 of 194) and opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.5 assists and 35.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 182nd and 218th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northwestern State

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