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LA-Monroe vs Southern Miss 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (13-3) vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (7-9)
January 7, 2023 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks +7 / Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles -7 ; Over/Under: -
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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks meet Saturday in college basketball action from Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Southern Miss is fresh off a Thursday matchup versus Louisiana. In that one the Eagles took a 14-point loss. As for LA-Monroe, they played Georgia State on Thursday. The Warhawks ended up winning by eight points. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Southern Miss was 9-1 after 10 games this year, taking a lone loss to Northwestern State. The Eagles would lose again to UNLV on December 22, but rebounded with wins over Troy and Appalachian State in the next pair. 

On Thursday versus Louisiana, the Eagles were drilled 37-23 in the first half. Southern Miss kept the pace from there but ended up with a 75-61 defeat. Leading scorer DeAndre Pinckney doubled up on 21 points and 13 rebounds. 

Over on the LA-Monroe side, they were 3-7 after 10 games with wins over only DCC, Central Baptist and Champion Christian. The Warhawks hit a 3-2 run after that with wins over Lamar, Texas State and Arkansas State. 

Matched up against Georgia State on Thursday. LA-Monroe managed a 36-27 edge heading into the second half. The Warhawks scored another 30 points from there in a 66-58 victory. Tyreke Locure led the team on 25 points with six rebounds. 

PICK: I’ll probably stick with Southern Miss here. Also probably not going near it. The Eagles are a little difficult to trust at the moment. Southern Miss didn’t play especially well against Louisiana in their last outing, and they’ve now scored 64 or fewer points in three of the last four games. The Warhawks haven’t exactly been lighting up the scoreboard either, though; they’ve been at 66 or fewer in three of their last four and have routinely finished in the 50s against tougher squads. I’d like to think Southern Miss will bounce back on a cover in this one. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Southern Miss Golden Eagles -7

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