Nebraska-Omaha vs Southern 11/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Southern Jaguars and Omaha Mavericks meet Saturday in college basketball action at The Arena at Northwest FL St. The Southern Jaguars look to get back to a .500 record. The Omaha Mavericks look for their third win.

The Southern Jaguars are averaging 67.6 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 71.4 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Bryson Etienne is averaging 15.3 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Brion Whitley is averaging 9.8 points and 1.3 rebounds. Tyrone Lyons is dishing 1.3 assists and PJ Byrd is grabbing 3.8 rebounds. The Southern Jaguars are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Jaguars are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 26.2 rebounds per game.

The Omaha Mavericks are averaging 65.8 points on 41.5 percent shooting and allowing 81.4 points on 49.6 percent shooting. Frankie Fidler is averaging 11.8 points and 5 rebounds, while Marquel Sutton is averaging 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. Jaeden Marshall is grabbing 3 rebounds and Akol Arop is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Omaha Mavericks are shooting 27.6 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. The Omaha Mavericks are allowing 40.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30 rebounds per game.

The Southern Jaguars enter this game playing the better basketball, and that includes a road win over a Cal team that has more talent than them despite their rough stretch. The Omaha Mavericks have had issues against every decent team on their schedule, and their defensive effort has been absolutely terrible to say the least. Southern should be able to get its third straight win to get back to a .500 record.