Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UL Monroe Warhawks Prediction, 1/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UL Monroe Warhawks

Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Location: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6) are on their way to Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Thursday where they will meet the UL Monroe Warhawks (3-11).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced Arkansas State and took a loss by a final of 93-86 in their last game. Southern Miss finished the game having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 of 56) and made 7 of 16 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 25 of 27 attempts for a rate of 92.6%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned a total of 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to defense, Southern Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the field on 29 of 63 shooting. Arkansas State recorded 11 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Arkansas State pulled down 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arkansas State finished 81.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 27 of their 33 attempts. They also made 8 of 22 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 22 while Arkansas State recorded 19 fouls.

Tylik Weeks is a guy who played a role in the game. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 34 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Southern Miss will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 7-6 so far this season. They have an average of 76.5 pts per game (212th in Division 1) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The Golden Eagles are hitting 31.2% on three-point attempts (74 of 237) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern Miss is pulling in 37.6 boards per game and is sitting with 164 assists this year, which ranks 284th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Eagles have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They rank 197th in college in giving up assists with 171 surrendered for the campaign. The Golden Eagles defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (311 of 747) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 170th in college in PPG allowed (72.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UL Monroe Warhawks took a loss by a score of 94-85 against Kansas State. The Warhawks were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 10 steals in this contest. Kansas State committed 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Warhawks to the free throw line for a total of 34 attempts. They were able to convert 24 of the free throws for a clip of 70.6%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, UL Monroe buried 7 out of 18 tries (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Warhawks went 27 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. The Warhawks allowed Kansas State to knock down 33 of 70 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1% in this game. They shot 28.6% from 3-point land via 10 of 35 and ended up shooting 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to team rebounding, UL Monroe permitted Kansas State to collect 41 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Krystian Lewis was important for the Warhawks in this contest. He had 25 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes for this game. He converted 6 out of 11 in this game for a rate of 54.5%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

UL Monroe has a win-loss record of 3-11 on the season. The Warhawks are committing 13.8 fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per contest (234th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. UL Monroe has accounted for 1,036 pts so far this season (74.0 per contest) and they grab 33.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Warhawks are hitting on 42.5% from the field, which ranks them 301st in college.

The Warhawks are ranked 340th in college in PPG surrendered with 82.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (334th in college). The UL Monroe defense concedes 33.7% on 3-pointers (117 of 347) and opponents are converting on 70.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 17.9 assists and 39.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 354th and 344th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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