Georgia Southern Eagles vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is the location where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-13) will go up against the Georgia Southern Eagles (11-10) on Saturday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Marshall and took a loss by a score of 71-67 in their last contest. Georgia Southern finished having earned a 35.5% field goal percentage (22 of 62) and knocked down 12 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Eagles buried 11 of 22 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 30 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 dimes for the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing the defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the floor on 21 out of 50 shooting. Marshall distributed 13 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Furthermore, Marshall grabbed 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Marshall finished the game shooting 80.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 25 of 31 shots. They also knocked down 4 of 13 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Eagles finished with 24 and Marshall had 19 fouls.

Adante’ Holiman is a guy who came through in this contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Georgia Southern steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 11-10 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.2 points per game (196th in D-1) on 42.4% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 568) and 65.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgia Southern is pulling in 37.0 boards per contest and has earned 266 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 258th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.2% on shots from downtown and they are 319th in college in PPG allowed (77.4). The Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.6% (536 of 1,228) and they surrender 39.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 239th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 286 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a loss by a final score of 81-68 when they played Arkansas State. Regarding rebounding, Southern Miss permitted Arkansas State to grab 41 overall (13 on the offensive side). They shot 31.6% from 3-point land by going 6 of 19 and ended up going 19 out of 25 at the charity stripe (76.0%). The Golden Eagles allowed Arkansas State to knock down 28 of 64 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 43.8% in this matchup. Overall, the Golden Eagles finished shooting 23 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Southern Miss made 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a percentage of 69.6%. Arkansas State committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They coughed it up 13 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Golden Eagles were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest.

Deantoni Gordon pitched in for the Golden Eagles for the game. He recorded 22 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup. He buried 10 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 83.3%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Southern Miss has a win-loss record of 9-13 so far this year. The Golden Eagles have committed 16.8 personal fouls per game and they go 68.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (133rd in D-1) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. Southern Miss has totaled 1,597 pts for the year (72.6 per game) and they average 38.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 43.3% from the floor, which is 262nd in college.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 297th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.0. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (171st in Division 1). The Southern Miss defense allows 31.7% on 3-pointers (163 of 514) and opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.5 dimes and 36.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 225th and 297th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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