Georgia State Panthers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, January 4, 2024

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-7) will try to defeat the Georgia State Panthers (6-6) at Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday.

The Georgia State Panthers faced off with Arkansas State and walked away with a win by a score of 91-90 in their last game. Georgia State ended the game with a 47.8% field goal percentage (32 out of 67) and converted 4 of 20 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 23 of 28 tries for a rate of 82.1%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 37 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Georgia State allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the floor on 28 out of 58 shooting. Arkansas State doled out 15 dimes and had 1 steal for this contest. Furthermore, Arkansas State pulled down 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arkansas State ended up shooting 71.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 32 tries. They also converted 11 of their 28 tries from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 20 while Arkansas State finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Dwon Odom is a guy who came through for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and distributed 3 dimes. He played 31 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Georgia State will play this contest with a record of 6-6 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Georgia State is pulling in 38.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 160 assists so far this season, which is 283rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are connecting on 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (89 of 287) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.9 pts per game (69th in the nation) while connecting on 44.1% from the field.

On defense, the Panthers have forced 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 122nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 156 surrendered on the campaign. The Panthers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.0% (309 of 703) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 29.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 265th in the country in points per game allowed (74.3).

In their last game, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a loss by a final score of 88-67 when they played Georgia Southern. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Southern Miss permitted Georgia Southern to get 36 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished 51.7% from behind the 3-point line via 15 of 29 and ended up shooting 5 of 9 at the free throw line (55.6%). The Golden Eagles permitted Georgia Southern to knock down 34 of their 59 tries from the field which had them at 57.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Golden Eagles finished the game shooting 24 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.7%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Southern Miss buried 5 of 16 attempts (31.3%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a percentage of 58.3%. Georgia Southern had 19 fouls for this contest which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 13 steals in the game. The Golden Eagles were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 for the matchup.

Andre Curbelo was important for the Golden Eagles for the game. He earned 18 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this contest. He made 8 out of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Southern Miss has a win-loss record of 6-7 for the year. The Golden Eagles commit 17.7 fouls per contest while shooting 68.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.8 times per contest (312th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per contest. Southern Miss has tallied 907 pts on the year (69.8 per game) and they average 36.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 41.6% from the floor, which ranks 306th in the nation.

The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 190th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 71.4. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (232nd in college basketball). The Southern Miss defense concedes 35.7% on 3-point attempts (111 of 311) and opponents are making 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.2 dimes and 36.1 boards per contest, which is 294th and 233rd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia State

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