Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Southern Miss (+29.5)

Hilton Coliseum is the location where the Iowa State Cyclones (0-1) will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-0) on Friday. Southern Miss opens this game as 29.5-point dogs. The total is set at 148.5.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Tougaloo and notched a win by a score of 82-35 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 17 and Tougaloo totaled 15 personal fouls. They also converted 2 of their 22 tries from downtown. Tougaloo went 38.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 13 attempts. Moreover, Tougaloo pulled down 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tougaloo dished out 4 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 20.9% from the field on 14 out of 67 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in this game in addition to creating 21 turnovers and getting 15 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 55 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 17 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. Southern Miss walked away from the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 66) and made 9 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Isaac Taveras is a guy who played a role in this contest. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played 22 minutes played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He was able to score 12 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Southern Miss comes into this one with a mark of 1-0 so far this year. They average 82.0 pts per contest (166th in the country) while shooting 42.4% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 30.0% on shots from distance (9 of 30) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Southern Miss is grabbing 57.0 boards per game and is sitting with 11 assists on the season, which has them ranked 288th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 18.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are able to force 22.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.0 personal fouls. They give up 9.1% on shots from distance and they are 8th in D-1 in opponents PPG (35.0). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 20.9% (14 of 67) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per contest as a team. They are 12th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 4 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones took a defeat with a final score of 80-76 when they faced Memphis. The Cyclones were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 34 for this contest. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Memphis committed 29 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cyclones to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of those for a rate of 68.8%. With respect to shots from downtown, Iowa State knocked down 4 of 20 attempts (20.0%). When all was said and done, the Cyclones finished shooting 25 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 43.1%. The Cyclones allowed Memphis to knock down 23 of their 55 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.8% in the game. They finished 45.0% from distance by going 9 out of 20 and ended up shooting 25 of 33 at the free throw line (75.8%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Iowa State allowed Memphis to collect 35 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Ryan Prather Jr. ended up having an impact for the Cyclones for this game. He made 6 of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and added 1 rebound. He totaled 19 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Iowa State has a win-loss mark of 0-1 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cyclones are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which is 226th in college. Iowa State has scored 76 points so far this season and they collect 36.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (222nd in the country) and they turn it over 11.0 times per contest. The Cyclones have committed 21.0 fouls per game and they connect on 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Cyclones on the defensive side of the court are 269th in the country in PPG allowed with 80.0. They are forcing 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (192nd in D-1). The Iowa State defense concedes 45.0% on 3-point attempts (9 of 20) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.0 assists and 38.0 total boards per game, which is 158th and 248th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Miss (+29.5)

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