Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Rice Owls Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Rice Owls

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-21) are hitting the road to Tudor Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Rice Owls (14-12).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles took the court against Marshall and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-60 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 16 and Marshall racked up 15 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 20 tries from downtown. Marshall finished the game shooting 68.4% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Marshall snagged 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Marshall recorded 17 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the field on 27 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 7 of their 12 shots for a rate of 58.3%. Southern Miss ended the game having earned a 38.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 63) and made 5 of 18 three-point shots.

Tyler Stevenson is a player who had an impact in this contest. He finished the game shooting 33.3% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 34 mins and collected 10 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 13 points on 6 of 18 shooting.

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Southern Miss will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-21 so far this year. They have an average of 64.1 points per outing (330th in the nation) while connecting on 43.0% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are hitting 31.8% on three-point shots (148 of 466) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Miss is snagging 34.4 boards per game and has racked up 341 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 214th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.4 fouls. They are giving up 37.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 306th in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.4). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (717 of 1,605) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 322nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 411 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Rice Owls took a loss by a final score of 80-78 against FIU. The Owls earned 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. FIU was called for 10 fouls for this game which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They were able to make 5 of those for a clip of 71.4%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Rice buried 13 out of their 30 tries (43.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Owls went 30 out of 65 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.2%. The Owls allowed FIU to knock down 27 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.6% for the game. They shot 33.3% from 3-point land via 8 out of 24 and finished the contest at 18 out of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to rebounds, Rice permitted FIU to snag 37 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Travis Evee ended up having an impact for the Owls for this game. He scored 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this game. He knocked down 7 out of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 38.9%, and had 1 rebound.

Rice has a record of 14-12 for the season. The Owls are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game and they go 72.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per contest (32nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. Rice has tallied 1,965 pts on the year (75.6 per game) and they snag 35.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is 64th in the country.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 299th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 73.8. They are able to force 10.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (253rd in Division 1). The Rice defense concedes 33.4% on 3-point shots (197 of 590) and their opposition makes 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.2 assists and 34.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 288th and 192nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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