Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 1/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Troy Trojans

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-11) are en route to Trojan Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Troy Trojans (11-7).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced Texas State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-82 in their last game. Southern Miss finished the contest with a 40.8% FG percentage (29 out of 71) and made 8 out of their 24 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 16 of 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 18 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to defending, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the floor on 27 out of 68 shooting. Texas State doled out 19 assists and had 10 steals in the game. In addition, Texas State snagged 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Texas State finished the game shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe by making 23 of their 31 shots. They buried 8 of 17 tries from long range. Regarding fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 22 while Texas State totaled 16 fouls.

Denijay Harris is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He finished 53.3% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins and also collected 14 rebounds. He walked away with 18 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Southern Miss comes into this game with a mark of 8-11 so far this year. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Southern Miss is snagging 38.9 boards per game and has accumulated 284 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 108th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are shooting 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (138 of 436) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.7 pts per contest (218th in D-1) while shooting 43.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They surrender 32.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 307th in the country in PPG allowed (76.9). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (520 of 1,183) and they surrender 36.2 boards per game as a team. They rank 261st in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 265 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Troy Trojans took a loss by a score of 64-63 against South Alabama. The Trojans corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the game. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. South Alabama committed 15 fouls for the contest which took the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Troy made 9 of 31 tries (29.0%). When all was said and done, the Trojans finished the game shooting 20 for 57 from the field which had them at 35.1%. The Trojans permitted South Alabama to make 23 of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% in the matchup. They shot 40.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Troy allowed South Alabama to collect 29 in all (8 offensive).

Tayton Conerway was important for the Trojans in this game. He made 8 of 15 for this game for a rate of 53.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in this matchup.

Troy has a record of 11-7 so far this year. The Trojans are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per game while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per contest (132nd in the country) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per contest. Troy has accounted for 1,323 pts for the campaign (73.5 per contest) and they pull down 38.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trojans are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 183rd in D-1.

The Troy defense gives up 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (127 of 379) and their opposition makes 70.3% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.9 assists and 32.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 173rd and 61st in those categories on the defensive end. The Trojans on the defensive end are ranked 53rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.4. They are forcing 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (71st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Troy

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