Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (11-11) will play the Appalachian State Mountaineers (13-9) at Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers faced off with UL Monroe and went home with a win by a final score of 59-43 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 16 while UL Monroe accumulated 13 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. UL Monroe shot 70.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 17 shots. Furthermore, UL Monroe grabbed 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UL Monroe recorded 4 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. When it comes to the defense, Appalachian State allowed the other team to shoot 22.0% from the field on 13 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 50 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Mountaineers made 7 of their 9 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Appalachian State finished the contest with a 32.9% FG percentage (23 of 70) and buried 6 out of their 39 3-pointers.

Luke Wilson is someone who came through for this contest. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and collected 12 boards. He recorded 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Appalachian State will take the court with a record of 13-9 for the season. They currently have an average of 72.2 pts per game (283rd in college) while shooting 44.7% from the floor. The Mountaineers are connecting on 30.9% on three-point attempts (176 of 569) and 61.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Appalachian State is grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 285 assists on the campaign, which ranks 201st in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 144th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 264 surrendered this year. The Mountaineers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.0% (493 of 1,265) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 31.2% on three-point shots while they are 25th in the country in opponents PPG (65.5).

In their last game, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 85-67 when they faced Coastal Carolina. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Southern Miss permitted Coastal Carolina to get 33 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They went 60.9% from 3-point land via 14 out of 23 and ended up shooting 13 out of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). The Golden Eagles permitted Coastal Carolina to make 29 out of their 51 tries from the floor which left them shooting 56.9% for the contest. Overall, the Golden Eagles ended up shooting 24 out of 54 from the field which had them sitting at 44.4%. Concerning three-point shots, Southern Miss buried 4 out of their 13 attempts (30.8%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 65.2%. Coastal Carolina was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They gave up possession 7 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles pulled down 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 21 in this game.

Tylik Weeks ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He made 9 of 20 for this game for a rate of 45.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 35 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this contest.

Southern Miss has a record of 11-11 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 178th in the nation. Southern Miss has tallied 1,628 points so far this year (74.0 per game) and they pull down 35.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per contest (327th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per game. The Golden Eagles commit 18.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 189th in the nation in PPG given up with 73.7. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (142nd in the nation). The Southern Miss defense concedes 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (189 of 523) and their opposition makes 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.4 assists and 33.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 103rd and 148th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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