Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Strahan Arena at the University Events Center in San Marcos, TX

TV: ESPN+

Strahan Arena at the University Events Center is where the Texas State Bobcats (10-9) will attempt to defeat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (11-8) on Saturday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles faced Troy and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-65 in their last game. Southern Miss ended the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (25 of 57) and converted 3 out of their 20 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 12 of 18 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 31 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 assists in this contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to the defense, Southern Miss allowed the other team to go 52.3% from the field on 34 of 65 shooting. Troy totaled 13 dimes and had 14 steals in this matchup. In addition, Troy pulled down 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Troy walked away from this one shooting 70.6% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 17 attempts. They also knocked down 11 of their 25 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 12 and Troy accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Tylik Weeks is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up going 46.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Southern Miss will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-8 so far this season. They currently have an average of 75.4 pts per game (219th in the country) while hitting 45.9% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are hitting 29.6% on three-point attempts (101 of 341) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Southern Miss is collecting 37.5 boards per game and has totaled 236 assists on the year, which is 225th in college in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 179th in college in PPG allowed (73.4). The Golden Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (472 of 1,112) and they concede 33.2 boards per game as a unit. They rank 232nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 244 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas State Bobcats got the victory with a final of 59-54 against Louisiana. The Bobcats were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 32 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Louisiana committed 10 fouls for this game which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They were able to make 6 of those for a rate of 60.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Texas State knocked down 3 of 7 attempts (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bobcats walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 50 from the field which had them at 50.0%. The Bobcats allowed Louisiana to knock down 17 of their 47 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.2% for the contest. They finished 36.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 19 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Texas State allowed Louisiana to pull down 19 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

DJ Hall pitched in for the Bobcats in this game. He had 16 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this game. He buried 7 of 12 in the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and added 12 rebounds.

Texas State has a mark of 10-9 on the season. As an offense, the Bobcats are shooting 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 116th in college hoops. Texas State has accumulated 1,407 points for the campaign (74.1 per contest) and they average 36.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per game (228th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. The Bobcats are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Texas State defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (137 of 381) and their opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.4 dimes and 31.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 44th and 40th in the nation. The Bobcats on the defensive end are ranked 116th in college in points given up per game with 71.2. They have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (212th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Miss

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