Texas State Bobcats vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: fuboTV

Reed Green Coliseum is the location where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (17-4) will take on the Texas State Bobcats (10-11) on Saturday.

The Texas State Bobcats faced off with Louisiana and went home with a loss by a final score of 60-51 in their last contest. Texas State ended the game having earned a 38.6% field goal percentage (17 out of 44) and knocked down 1 of their 5 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 16 of 22 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 3 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing defending, Texas State allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the field on 20 of 47 shooting. Louisiana recorded 9 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. On top of that, Louisiana snagged 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Louisiana went 48.6% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 35 tries. They made 3 out of their 12 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up walking away with 21 and Louisiana racked up 15 personal fouls.

Jordan Mason is a guy who came through in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 33 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away with 19 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Texas State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 10-11 on the campaign. They are averaging 64.6 points per contest (337th in college basketball) while hitting 42.7% from the field. The Bobcats are connecting on 29.4% on shots from beyond the arc (90 of 306) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas State is snagging 32.7 boards per game and has accounted for 204 dimes on the season, which ranks 353rd in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bobcats are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are 85th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 230 conceded for the season. The Bobcats are allowing a FG percentage of 43.8% (468 of 1,068) and they surrender 31.6 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 34.7% on three-point shots while they are 63rd in the nation in points per game allowed (64.9).

The last time they took the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles got the win with a final of 83-70 against James Madison. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Southern Miss allowed James Madison to collect 23 in total (10 offensive). They finished 37.5% from 3-point land by hitting 9 out of 24 and ended up going 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Golden Eagles permitted James Madison to convert 23 out of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Golden Eagles finished the game shooting 32 for 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.4%. In terms of shots from distance, Southern Miss converted 6 of their 13 attempts (46.2%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. James Madison was called for 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles collected 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the contest.

DeAndre Pinckney ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for this game. He tallied 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for the contest. He made 11 of 15 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 73.3%, and added 4 rebounds.

Southern Miss has a mark of 17-4 this year. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 70.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.3 times per game (55th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. Southern Miss has accounted for 1,594 points on the campaign (75.9 per contest) and they grab 38.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 91st in the country.

The Southern Miss defense gives up 31.6% from downtown (148 of 469) and their opponents are knocking down 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.2 assists and 32.9 boards per game, which ranks 151st and 105th in the country. The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 45th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (54th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Southern Miss and under the total points

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