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Texas State vs Southern Miss. Golden Eagles Predictions February 17, 2024

Game time: February 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM ET

Venue: Reed Green Coliseum — Hattiesburg, MS

Article updated Feb 17, 6:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Texas State are traveling to play the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles at the Reed Green Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 3:45pm EST. Southern Miss. is the betting

Game outlook

The Texas State are traveling to play the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles at the Reed Green Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 3:45pm EST. Southern Miss. is the betting favorite opening at -4 and the current line is Southern Miss. -3.5.

Bobcats vs Golden Eagles Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Golden Eagles to win today's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go over 128.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Texas State 64 to Southern Miss. 74

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Texas State and Southern Miss. Golden Eagles, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Southern Miss. Golden Eagles to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Southern Miss. will win straight-up is 62%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be TXST 60.75, S.MISS 67.75.

OddsShark predicts Southern Mississippi will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Texas State Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 55, Texas State is ranked #310 in offense (scoring an average of 68.32 per game), #118 in defense (allowing an average of 69.68 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-15 (11-13 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bobcats hit an average of 44.09% of their field goals (ranked #216) and 68.03% of their free throws (ranked #308) and makes an average of 32.22% of their three pointers ranked #263 in the NCAAB). They average 36.36 rebounds per game (ranked # 137) and average 12.28 offensive assists and 13.60 turnovers per game (ranked # 265 and 317 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Texas State allows an average of 43.39% field goals (ranked #167) and 72.27% free throws (ranked #241 in the NCAAB) The Bobcats allow an average of 30.58% of the three pointers (ranked #41) and averages 33.60 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.60) Finally, the Bobcats average 11.84 defensive assists and 12.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 97 and 175 respectively).

Southern Miss. Key Betting Stats

Southern Miss. Golden Eagles has a power ranking of 67 and are #271 for offense (scoring an average of 70.52 per game), #126 for defense (giving up an average of 70.08 points per game) and 14-12 (9-13-2 ATS) overall. Texas State went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Miss..

For offense, the Golden Eagles hit an average of 42.20% of their field goals (ranked #300) and 70.06% of their free throws (ranked #248) and makes an average of 34.40% of their three pointers (ranked #161 in the NCAAB). They average 36.84 rebounds per game (ranked # 112) and average 12.36 offensive assists and 12.12 turnovers per game (ranked # 255) and 199 respectively).

On defense, Southern Miss. allows an average of 42.66% field goals (ranked #124) and 67.66% free throws (ranked #23 in the NCAAB) The Golden Eagles allow an average of 34.20% of the three pointers (ranked #246) and averages 36.84 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.84) Finally, the Golden Eagles average 12.32 defensive assists and 12.64 turnovers per game (ranked # 134 and 135 respectively).

Betting Summary

Southern Miss. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go over 128.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Texas State vs Golden Eagles archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Texas State+145 → +145Unchanged
  • Moneyline · Southern Miss. Golden Eagles-175 → -165Moved
  • Spread · Texas State+4 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Miss. Golden Eagles-4 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over130 (-110) → 128.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under130 (-110) → 128.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Texas State
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Southern Miss. Golden Eagles
12-12 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-17T11:35:41.857Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Texas State and Southern Miss. Golden Eagles, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-02-03Southern Miss. Golden Eagles 55 · Texas State 60
  • 2023-02-24Southern Miss. Golden Eagles 79 · Texas State 69
  • 2023-01-28Texas State 58 · Southern Miss. Golden Eagles 67
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Miss. Golden Eagles defeated Texas State 78-74

Southern Miss. Golden Eagles defeated Texas State 78-74 on February 17, 2024, a 4-point decision in the series. Southern Miss. Golden Eagles' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 45-36. Against SportsJaw's recorded Texas State +3.5 (-110) spread, Southern Miss. Golden Eagles covered, while the 152 combined points finished over the recorded total of 128.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MaddogSpread · Southern Miss. Golden Eagles -2.5 (-110)Win
  • Novacek84Spread · Texas State +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • IrishblueTotal · Over 130.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Southern Miss. Golden Eagles -2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 129 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Miss. Golden Eagles -2.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 129 (-110)Win