Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 11/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-1) are on their way to Strahan Arena at the University Events Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Texas State Bobcats (3-0).

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles took the court against Jackson State and notched a win by a score of 84-80 in their last contest. Southern Miss finished the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and buried 4 of their 16 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 26 of their 42 shots for a percentage of 61.9%. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 42 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defense, Southern Miss let their opponent shoot 43.8% from the field on 32 of 73 shooting. Jackson State recorded 11 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Moreover, Jackson State pulled down 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Jackson State finished 61.5% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 13 tries. They also made 8 of their 27 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 14 and Jackson State recorded 27 personal fouls.

Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He totaled 28 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and pulled down 3 boards. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Southern Miss enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-1 on the campaign. They have an average of 74.3 points per contest (246th in the nation) while hitting 41.3% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 31.8% on 3-pointers (21 of 66) and 63.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Miss is grabbing 44.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 39 assists for the season, which ranks 260th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 18.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles have forced 17.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 49th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 27 conceded for the campaign. The Golden Eagles are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 38.2% (73 of 191) and they surrender 39.3 boards per game as a unit. They give up 23.0% from 3-point land while they are 104th in college in PPG allowed (66.0).

In their last game, the Texas State Bobcats got the victory with a final of 72-65 against UT Rio Grande. With respect to rebounding, Texas State permitted UT Rio Grande to get 20 overall (7 offensive). They finished 36.8% from distance by going 7 out of 19 and finished the game at 8 out of 13 from the charity stripe (61.5%). The Bobcats allowed UT Rio Grande to make 25 out of 54 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Bobcats finished 24 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Texas State knocked down 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. UT Rio Grande was called for 15 fouls in this contest which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Bobcats earned 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 28 for the matchup.

Dimp Pernell ended up being a factor for the Bobcats for this game. He tallied 26 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Texas State has a win-loss mark of 3-0 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bobcats are connecting on 54.0% from the floor, which is 20th in D-1. Texas State has accounted for 274 points for the year (91.3 per game) and they pull in 39.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per game (94th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per game. The Bobcats have committed 14.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Texas State defense allows 26.8% on 3-pointers (22 of 82) and opponents are making 66.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.7 dimes and 26.3 boards per game, which ranks 82nd and 9th in those categories. The Bobcats on the defensive side of the court are 62nd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 62.0. They are able to force 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (106th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas State

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