Milwaukee Panthers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Panthers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-4) are welcoming the Milwaukee Panthers (5-3) at Reed Green Coliseum on Saturday.

The Milwaukee Panthers faced UCF and took a loss by a score of 84-76 in their last contest. Milwaukee ended having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (30 of 65) and converted 8 of 22 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Panthers made 8 of 14 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 47.6% from the field on 30 out of 63 shooting. UCF earned 17 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, UCF grabbed 24 rebounds (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UCF walked away from this one shooting 81.3% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 16 attempts. They knocked down 11 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Panthers ended up finishing with 13 and UCF totaled 12 fouls.

Kentrell Pullian is one guy who came through in this matchup. He went 46.2% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 30 mins played and also snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-3 for the campaign. They are averaging 80.0 points per outing (115th in college hoops) while shooting 47.4% from the floor. The Panthers are shooting 31.0% on 3-point shots (48 of 155) and 64.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 42.3 rebounds per game and has 111 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 95th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Panthers have forced 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 320th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 114 relinquished on the campaign. The Panthers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.5% (208 of 467) and they relinquish 31.3 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from downtown and they are 266th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (74.5).

When they last played, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a loss by a final score of 82-74 when they faced Abilene Christian. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Southern Miss permitted Abilene Christian to grab 31 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 3 of 9 and ended up shooting 31 of 40 at the free throw line (77.5%). The Golden Eagles allowed Abilene Christian to convert 24 out of 47 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.1% for this contest. Overall, the Golden Eagles shot 23 for 49 from the field which had them shooting 46.9%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Southern Miss converted 9 of their 16 tries (56.3%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 59.4%. Abilene Christian was called for 24 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 32 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Golden Eagles corralled 15 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in the matchup.

Neftali Alvarez ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He tallied 21 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes in the game. He knocked down 5 of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 35.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Southern Miss has a mark of 2-4 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Eagles are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is 161st in the nation. Southern Miss has scored 474 pts this season (79.0 per contest) and they average 35.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (133rd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per game. The Golden Eagles are committing 17.2 fouls every game and they shoot 67.9% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 347th in D-1 in points given up per game with 82.2. They are forcing 13.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (333rd in college basketball). The Southern Miss defense gives up 33.3% on three-point shots (46 of 138) and opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 15.3 dimes and 36.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 318th and 245th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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