Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 1/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Thursday, January 5, 2023

Location: Cajundome in Lafayette, LA

TV: Youtube TV

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (13-2) are hitting the road to Cajundome on Thursday where they will compete against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (10-4).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Appalachian State and went home with a win by a final score of 76-70 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 13 and Appalachian State racked up 20 fouls. They also made 8 of their 21 attempts from distance. Appalachian State went 92.3% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 13 attempts. In addition, Appalachian State pulled down 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Appalachian State totaled 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Southern Miss allowed 46.3% from the field on 25 of 54 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 29 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 18 of their 26 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Southern Miss ended the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (26 out of 52) and knocked down 6 of their 16 3-point shots.

Austin Crowley is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 71.4% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up with 30 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Southern Miss comes into this game with a record of 13-2 for the year. They average 77.9 pts per game (67th in the nation) while shooting 47.3% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are shooting 32.2% from downtown (107 of 332) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern Miss is pulling in 38.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 232 dimes for the season, which is 47th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing 17.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 119th in college hoops in giving up assists with 166 surrendered this year. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.5% (323 of 818) and they concede 32.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 30.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 33rd in the nation in PPG allowed (61.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns took a defeat with a final score of 70-66 against Old Dominion. In reference to cleaning the glass, Louisiana allowed Old Dominion to pull down 42 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 47.1% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 17 and ended up shooting 14 out of 22 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Ragin' Cajuns permitted Old Dominion to knock down 24 of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Ragin' Cajuns shot 25 out of 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Louisiana converted 9 of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. Old Dominion was called for 12 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Ragin' Cajuns to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Ragin' Cajuns were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest.

Jordan Brown ended up being important for the Ragin' Cajuns for this game. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and totaled 11 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 32 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists for the game.

Louisiana has a win-loss record of 10-4 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Ragin' Cajuns are shooting 48.7% from the field, which is ranked 31st in Division 1. Louisiana has totaled 1,143 points this year (81.6 per contest) and they pull down 37.6 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.3 times per game (37th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Ragin' Cajuns commit 16.8 fouls every game and they go 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Ragin' Cajuns on the defensive side of the court are 263rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 72.4. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (228th in college hoops). The Louisiana defense gives up 33.2% from downtown (91 of 274) and their opposition knocks down 75.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 11.6 assists and 32.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 116th and 75th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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