Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 12/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UAB Blazers

Date: Friday, December 1, 2023

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-4) are hitting the road to Bartow Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the UAB Blazers (4-3).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced off with Milwaukee and went home with a win by a final score of 90-84 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 17 and Milwaukee accounted for 16 personal fouls. They converted 11 out of their 31 tries from distance. Milwaukee finished the contest at 81.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee snagged 30 boards (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Milwaukee earned 16 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes for the game while creating 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 16 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Southern Miss finished the contest having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (31 out of 61) and knocked down 12 of 23 shots from 3-point land.

Donovan Ivory is someone who was a factor in the game. He finished the game at 58.8% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played for 40 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He was able to score 32 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Southern Miss heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 3-4 on the campaign. They are averaging 67.1 points per game (311th in college hoops) while connecting on 40.1% from the field. The Golden Eagles are shooting 31.8% on shots from distance (42 of 132) and 62.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern Miss is pulling down 37.9 boards per game and has accounted for 79 assists this year, which has them ranked 270th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.4 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are surrendering 30.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 54th in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.1). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.0% (152 of 380) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 191st in Division 1 in allowing assists with 87 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UAB Blazers went home defeated by a final of 81-60 against McNeese State. With respect to attacking the glass, UAB allowed McNeese State to collect 37 in total (11 offensive). They finished 52.6% from distance by shooting 10 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Blazers allowed McNeese State to convert 30 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Blazers walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 29.7%. In regard to 3-point shots, UAB knocked down 4 of 25 attempts (16.0%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a percentage of 72.0%. McNeese State committed 24 personal fouls in this contest which got the Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Blazers were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this contest.

Daniel Ortiz ended up having an impact for the Blazers in this game. He buried 5 of 12 for the contest for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and added 2 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

UAB has a win-loss record of 4-3 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blazers are connecting on 42.1% from the field, which ranks 277th in D-1. UAB has accounted for 503 pts on the campaign (71.9 per contest) and they grab 39.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.3 times per game (335th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Blazers are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per contest and they hit 72.6% from the free throw line.

The UAB defense allows 32.9% on shots from distance (53 of 161) and opponents are knocking down 65.4% of their foul shots. They give up 13.1 assists and 35.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 236th and 198th in the country. The Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 233rd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 73.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (252nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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