Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 2/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Troy Trojans

Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: fuboTV

The Troy Trojans (13-10) will play the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (19-4) at Trojan Arena on Thursday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced off with Texas State and walked away with a win by a score of 67-58 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 19 and Texas State had 22 personal fouls. They also buried 2 out of their 10 tries from three-point range. Texas State went 81.8% at the free throw line by burying 18 of 22 attempts. On top of that, Texas State grabbed 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Texas State totaled 9 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to shoot 34.5% from the floor on 19 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in the game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles converted 21 of their 30 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Southern Miss finished the game having earned a 41.3% FG percentage (19 out of 46) and made 8 of their 22 three-point shots.

Austin Crowley is a player who had an impact for this contest. He shot 43.8% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He walked away with 24 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Southern Miss steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 19-4 on the year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Southern Miss is pulling in 38.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 348 dimes for the season, which ranks 43rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 32.2% on shots from distance (160 of 497) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They average 75.4 pts per game (96th in the country) while shooting 46.0% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 181st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 278 conceded this season. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.5% (516 of 1,273) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 31.3% on 3-point shots while they are 35th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Troy Trojans went home defeated by a final of 77-60 against South Alabama. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Troy allowed South Alabama to grab 35 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They went 46.2% from distance via 6 out of 13 and finished the game at 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Trojans allowed South Alabama to convert 30 of their 57 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.6% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Trojans shot 20 for 48 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7%. With regard to 3-point shots, Troy converted 7 of their 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to convert 13 of those for a clip of 81.3%. South Alabama was called for 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Trojans corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards for a total of 18 for the game.

Christyon Eugene ended up having an impact for the Trojans in this matchup. He totaled 17 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 1 rebound.

Troy has a win-loss record of 13-10 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Trojans are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which is 207th in the country. Troy has scored 1,683 pts so far this year (73.2 per game) and they pull down 34.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per contest (119th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. The Trojans are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per contest while shooting 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Trojans on the defensive side of the court are 70th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (102nd in the country). The Troy defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 429) and opponents are knocking down 74.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.6 assists and 34.2 boards per game, which is ranked 36th and 196th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Troy

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