South Alabama Jaguars vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN+

Reed Green Coliseum is where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (13-13) will try to beat the South Alabama Jaguars (17-7) on Thursday.

The South Alabama Jaguars took the court against Buffalo and went home with a win by a final score of 81-69 in their last contest. South Alabama finished the contest having earned a 52.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 53) and converted 10 of their 21 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Jaguars converted 15 of 24 tries for a rate of 62.5%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 14 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning the defense, South Alabama allowed the other team to go 38.1% from the floor on 24 out of 63 shooting. Buffalo recorded 17 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Buffalo snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Buffalo shot 66.7% at the free throw line by converting 4 of their 6 shots. They buried 17 of 46 tries from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Jaguars finished with 9 and Buffalo had 16 fouls.

Adam Olsen is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 23 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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South Alabama heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 17-7 for the campaign. They are averaging 73.1 points per game (258th in D-1) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor. The Jaguars are shooting 33.6% from downtown (156 of 464) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Alabama is collecting 36.2 boards per game and has accumulated 275 dimes for the year, which is 339th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 8.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 11.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Jaguars have forced 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They surrender 31.2% on shots from downtown and they are 40th in college in PPG allowed (67.7). The Jaguars defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 37.7% (556 of 1,475) and they concede 36.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 333rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 392 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles got the victory with a final of 66-65 when they played Kent State. The Golden Eagles collected 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 39 for this game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. Kent State earned 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 79.2%. In terms of 3-point shots, Southern Miss converted 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). When all was said and done, the Golden Eagles ended up shooting 21 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.8%. The Golden Eagles permitted Kent State to make 25 of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.7% for the game. They finished shooting 25.0% from three-point range via 7 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 18 from the free throw line (44.4%). In relation to rebounds, Southern Miss allowed Kent State to get 32 in all (10 offensive).

Djahi Binet was important for the Golden Eagles in the game. He knocked down 7 of 12 in this contest for a rate of 58.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 33 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Southern Miss has a record of 13-13 for the season. The Golden Eagles commit 19.0 fouls per game while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.3 times per game (337th in college) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. Southern Miss has totaled 1,907 pts for the campaign (73.3 per contest) and they snag 36.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 44.5% from the field, which is 224th in the nation.

The Southern Miss defense allows 35.4% on 3-pointers (216 of 611) and opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.1 dimes and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 79th and 134th in Division 1. The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 168th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 73.2. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (133rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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