UL Monroe Warhawks vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UL Monroe Warhawks vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The UL Monroe Warhawks (4-12) are headed to Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-9).

The UL Monroe Warhawks faced off with Coastal Carolina and ended up losing by a score of 70-51 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Warhawks ended up with 18 and Coastal Carolina totaled 10 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 27 tries from downtown. Coastal Carolina finished the contest at 83.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Coastal Carolina pulled down 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Coastal Carolina dished out 11 assists and had but didn't notch a steal. When it comes to defense, UL Monroe allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the field on 24 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Warhawks made 3 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 42.9%. UL Monroe finished with a 34.5% field goal percentage (19 of 55) and converted 10 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Coltie Young is someone who played a role in this matchup. He finished with 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He played 34 minutes played and also collected 4 boards. He finished shooting 41.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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UL Monroe heads into this matchup with a mark of 4-12 this year. They are averaging 72.0 pts per contest (258th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.8% from the field. The Warhawks are connecting on 33.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (113 of 339) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, UL Monroe is snagging 37.8 boards per game and has accumulated 218 assists on the year, which ranks 155th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Warhawks are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They rank 332nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 243 surrendered on the campaign. The Warhawks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.1% (430 of 974) and they concede 35.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 239th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-71 when they played Old Dominion. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Southern Miss allowed Old Dominion to pull down 31 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They went 11.8% from beyond the arc by going 2 out of 17 and ended up shooting 22 out of 29 from the charity stripe (75.9%). The Golden Eagles allowed Old Dominion to make 25 of 54 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Golden Eagles ended up going 23 for 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. In relation to shots from distance, Southern Miss converted 10 of their 19 tries (52.6%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 65.2%. Old Dominion had 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the game.

Andre Curbelo pitched in for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He tallied 19 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 8 assists in this game. He made 7 of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Southern Miss has a win-loss mark of 6-9 on the year. The Golden Eagles commit 16.6 personal fouls every game and they go 67.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per game (137th in D-1) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. Southern Miss has 1,081 points on the year (72.1 per game) and they pull in 37.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 43.8% from the field, which is 244th in Division 1.

The Southern Miss defense surrenders 31.3% on 3-pointers (108 of 345) and their opposition makes 70.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 13.9 assists and 35.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 246th and 233rd in those categories. The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 303rd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 76.5. They are forcing 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (295th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UL Monroe

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