Southern Miss Vs South Alabama: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 4, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 3, 2023

The college basketball slate on Saturday includes Austin Crowley and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (25-6, 14-4 Sun Belt) hosting the South Alabama Jaguars (17-15, 9-9 Sun Belt) at Pensacola Bay Center, with the matchup starting at 12:30 PM ET. Southern Miss is a slight 1.5-point favorite against South Alabama when the Golden Eagles hit the court against the Jaguars on Saturday. The game’s point total is 139.5.

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Southern Miss Vs South Alabama Betting Lines

Southern Miss vs South Alabama Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Southern Miss -1.5 139.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Southern Miss (-1.5)
Total Pick Under (139.5)

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Southern Miss Vs South Alabama Stat Rankings

Southern Miss Avg. (Rank) South Alabama Avg. (Rank)
74.7 (110th) Points Scored 70.8 (198th)
65 (42nd) Points Allowed 65.1 (44th)
34.3 (91st) Rebounds 31.3 (272nd)
9.9 (103rd) Off. Rebounds 6.5 (338th)
7 (228th) 3pt Made 7.7 (151st)
14.8 (72nd) Assists 11.6 (302nd)
11.3 (108th) Turnovers 9.3 (10th)

Southern Miss Vs South Alabama Betting Trends

  • The Golden Eagles have 18 wins in 28 games against the spread this season.
  • As 1.5-point favorites or more, Southern Miss is 13-6 against the spread.
  • The Golden Eagles have played 28 games this year, and 15 of them have hit the over.
  • Southern Miss and its opponent have broken the 139.5-point mark 13 times this season.
  • Golden Eagles games average 139.7 total points per game this season, 0.2 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • South Alabama is 19-11-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Jaguars’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or more is 7-5.
  • Southern Miss has seen 15 of its 28 games hit the over.
  • There have been 11 Jaguars games this season with more than 139.5 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 3.6 points higher than the average scoring total for South Alabama’s games (135.9).

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Southern Miss Impact Players

  • Crowley is tops on the Golden Eagles with 16.2 points per contest and 2.6 assists, while also putting up 4.2 rebounds.
  • Felipe Haase puts up 15.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 47.7% from the field and 40.8% from downtown with 1.9 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Deandre Pinckney averages a team-best 6.7 rebounds per contest. He is also averaging 13.2 points and 1.3 assists, shooting 48.2% from the floor and 34.5% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Mo Arnold leads the Golden Eagles at 3.1 assists per contest, while also putting up 2.9 rebounds and 4.6 points.
  • Denijay Harris is averaging 8.6 points, 0.6 assists and 5.3 rebounds per contest.

South Alabama Impact Players

  • Kevin Samuel is the Jaguars’ top rebounder (9.1 per game), and he contributes 10.3 points and 0.5 assists.
  • The Jaguars get 9.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game from Tyrell Jones.
  • Owen White is putting up 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1 assists per contest, making 39.2% of his shots from the field and 40.2% from 3-point range, with 2.1 triples per game.
  • Greg Parham gives the Jaguars 9.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. He also delivers 0.7 steals and 0 blocked shots.

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