Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs LSU Tigers

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

The LSU Tigers (11-1) host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6) at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Monday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Arkansas State and took a loss by a score of 93-86 in their last contest. Southern Miss finished having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (27 of 56) and knocked down 7 out of their 16 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles converted 25 of 27 tries for a rate of 92.6%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 25 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, Southern Miss allowed 46.0% from the floor on 29 of 63 shooting. Arkansas State recorded 11 assists and had 9 steals for the game. On top of that, Arkansas State totaled 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arkansas State finished 81.8% from the charity stripe by making 27 of 33 tries. They converted 8 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 22 while Arkansas State accumulated 19 fouls.

Tylik Weeks is one player who came through in the matchup. He accounted for 25 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 34 minutes and also grabbed 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Southern Miss enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-6 so far this year. They currently have an average of 76.5 points per outing (209th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.4% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (74 of 237) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Southern Miss is collecting 37.6 boards per game and has accounted for 164 assists this year, which has them ranked 276th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 205th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 171 relinquished on the year. The Golden Eagles are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.6% (311 of 747) and they concede 32.8 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 35.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 169th in the country in PPG allowed (72.5).

In their last game, the LSU Tigers went home victorious with a score of 104-90 when they played Prairie View A&M. Regarding cleaning up the glass, LSU permitted Prairie View A&M to get 18 in all (4 offensive). They finished 60.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 out of 20 and ended up shooting 26 of 28 from the free throw line (92.9%). The Tigers allowed Prairie View A&M to convert 26 of their 54 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% in this game. In all, the Tigers finished 27 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, LSU made 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to bury 43 of those for a rate of 87.8%. Prairie View A&M earned 31 personal fouls in this contest which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 49 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Tigers recorded 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this contest.

Dedan Thomas Jr. was important for the Tigers for the matchup. He recorded 21 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 7 dimes for this game. He buried 5 of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

LSU has a win-loss record of 11-1 for the season. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 51.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in D-1. LSU has accumulated 1,067 pts so far this year (88.9 per contest) and they pull down 39.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.7 times per contest (118th in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. The Tigers commit 17.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 148th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 71.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (81st in college hoops). The LSU defense concedes 34.3% on 3-point attempts (102 of 297) and opponents are converting on 66.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.9 assists and 31.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 41st and 58th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LSU

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