Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 1/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA

TV: ESPN+

The UL Monroe Warhawks (4-9) will compete against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-7) at Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Thursday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced James Madison and walked away with a win by a score of 81-71 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 19 while James Madison had 22 fouls. They also converted 2 of their 17 shots from 3-point land. James Madison finished the game at 68.4% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 19 attempts. Moreover, James Madison pulled down 38 boards (16 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. James Madison doled out 10 assists and had 5 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 39.4% from the floor on 28 out of 71 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles knocked down 25 of 33 shots for a rate of 75.8%. Southern Miss finished having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 of 53) and converted 4 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Victor Hart is someone who came through in this game. He ended up going 45.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played 32 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He totaled 16 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Southern Miss heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-7 so far this season. They average 71.1 pts per game (270th in D-1) while connecting on 42.3% from the field. The Golden Eagles are hitting 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (92 of 284) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Miss is pulling down 37.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 186 dimes for the year, which ranks 271st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 226th in the country in giving up assists with 202 surrendered so far this season. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.2% (381 of 881) and they concede 36.9 boards per game as a unit. They give up 33.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 179th in college basketball in opponents points per game (71.5).

In their last game, the UL Monroe Warhawks went home defeated by a final of 76-68 against Georgia Southern. The Warhawks earned 22 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 36 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Georgia Southern had 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Warhawks to the free throw line for a total of 31 tries. They were able to make 22 of those for a rate of 71.0%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, UL Monroe converted 4 out of their 22 tries (18.2%). When the game finished, the Warhawks shot 21 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.8%. The Warhawks allowed Georgia Southern to convert 28 out of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the contest. They finished 39.3% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 from the charity stripe (64.3%). Regarding team rebounding, UL Monroe allowed Georgia Southern to grab 30 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Tyreke Locure ended up being important for the Warhawks for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

UL Monroe has a win-loss record of 4-9 on the season. The Warhawks commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 64.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.8 times per contest (107th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per contest. UL Monroe has accumulated 892 pts on the campaign (68.6 per contest) and they grab 39.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warhawks are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which ranks 318th in the nation.

The UL Monroe defense allows 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (116 of 348) and opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.3 assists and 35.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 332nd and 217th in college basketball. The Warhawks defensively are ranked 220th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 72.6. They are forcing 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (109th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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