Texas State Bobcats vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is the site where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-9) will meet the Texas State Bobcats (8-7) on Saturday.

The Texas State Bobcats faced Appalachian State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-61 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up with 12 while Appalachian State finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of 22 attempts from three-point range. Appalachian State walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 9 attempts. Furthermore, Appalachian State collected 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Appalachian State dished out 15 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Texas State allowed the other team to go 52.9% from the floor on 27 out of 51 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 23 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 7 of 7 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Texas State ended the contest with a 37.7% field goal percentage (23 of 61) and buried 8 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tyrel Morgan is a player who came through in this game. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 37 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He shot 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Texas State comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-7 for the year. They are averaging 75.5 points per game (176th in D-1) while hitting 47.2% from the floor. The Bobcats are hitting 36.9% on 3-pointers (83 of 225) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas State is grabbing 36.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 210 assists for the season, which ranks 199th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bobcats are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 117th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 183 relinquished so far this year. The Bobcats defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (355 of 819) and they surrender 30.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 119th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-71 when they faced Old Dominion. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Southern Miss allowed Old Dominion to collect 31 in total (10 offensive). They finished 11.8% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 2 of 17 and ended up going 22 out of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Golden Eagles permitted Old Dominion to make 25 of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3% for the game. In all, the Golden Eagles ended up going 23 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 45.1%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Southern Miss converted 10 of 19 tries (52.6%). They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 65.2%. Old Dominion earned 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They coughed it up 16 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Golden Eagles corralled 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this contest.

Andre Curbelo was important for the Golden Eagles in the matchup. He earned 19 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 8 dimes in the game. He knocked down 7 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and tallied 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 connect on 67.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (139th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest. Southern Miss has accounted for 1,081 pts on the year (72.1 per game) and they pull in 37.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which ranks them 244th in college.

The Southern Miss defense allows 31.3% on 3-point attempts (108 of 345) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.9 dimes and 35.3 rebounds every game, which is 244th and 232nd in those categories. The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 306th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They are able to force 11.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (294th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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