Alabama State Hornets vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama State Hornets (3-5) are headed to Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday where they will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-4).

The Alabama State Hornets took the court against SMU and went home with a loss by a final score of 101-72 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 25 and SMU totaled 16 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 29 attempts from downtown. SMU ended up shooting 73.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 25 of their 34 attempts. Furthermore, SMU collected 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. SMU recorded 16 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Alabama State allowed 47.8% from the floor on 33 out of 69 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 11 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Alabama State ended the game having earned a 34.8% field goal percentage (24 out of 69) and converted 13 of their 41 3-pointers.

Amarr Knox is one guy who played a role for this game. He notched 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 25 mins played and grabbed 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Alabama State heads into this one with a win-loss record of 3-5 so far this season. They turn it over 9.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Alabama State is pulling in 36.9 boards per game and has racked up 105 dimes on the season, which is 234th in the country in terms of passing. The Hornets are connecting on 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (79 of 233) and 70.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.3 pts per game (141st in college hoops) while shooting 41.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They are 265th in college hoops in giving up assists with 117 surrendered so far this season. The Hornets are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.3% (218 of 492) and they relinquish 42.8 boards per game as a team. They concede 34.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 343rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (81.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles got the win with a final of 66-65 against Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles were able to corral 16 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. Milwaukee was called for 13 fouls in the game which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. In regard to 3-point shots, Southern Miss buried 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Eagles walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7%. The Golden Eagles permitted Milwaukee to convert 27 of 54 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 18.8% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 16 and ended up shooting 8 of 17 from the free throw line (47.1%). When talking about how they rebounded, Southern Miss permitted Milwaukee to collect 34 in total (12 offensive).

Denijay Harris ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 12 for the contest for a rate of 66.7%, and had 8 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

Southern Miss has a win-loss mark of 3-4 on the year. The Golden Eagles commit 16.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.1 times per game (120th in D-1) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. Southern Miss has accounted for 540 pts on the campaign (77.1 per contest) and they collect 35.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 191st in college basketball.

The Southern Miss defense concedes 31.8% on three-point shots (49 of 154) and their opponents are making 68.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.3 dimes and 36.4 rebounds every game, which is 273rd and 259th in those defensive categories. The Golden Eagles are ranked 335th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 79.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (341st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama State

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