Florida Atlantic vs Southern Mississippi 2/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will travel to FAU Arena to take on the Florida Atlantic Owls this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 6-15 on the season after being defeated by the FIU Panthers, 77-67, this past Thursday. Southern Miss led by a 33-30 margin at halftime, however, Southern Miss struggled defensively in the 2^nd and allowed FIU to pull away after a 13-0 Panther run gave FIU a 71-62 lead with just :59 seconds left in regulation. Southern Miss shot 48.2% from the field & 44.4% from beyond the arc while allowing FIU to shoot 50.0% from the field & 48.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Golden Eagles was Tyler Stevenson who had a double-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, & 1 block.

On the season, Southern Miss is averaging 63.1 ppg on 43.1% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles are averaging 5.5 three-pointers per game on 31.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Southern Miss has been led by Tyler Stevenson (14.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg), Isaih Moore (11.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.2 apg), Jaron Pierre Jr. (10.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 apg), & Rashad Bolden (7.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.7 apg).

Defensively, Southern Miss is allowing their opponents to average 71.3 ppg on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles have a rebound margin of -2.5 and a turnover margin of -1.6.

The Florida Atlantic Owls won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 13-9 on the season after defeating the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 83-73, this past Thursday. Florida Atlantic was outstanding on the offensive end against Louisiana Tech and was able to pull away in the 2^nd half for the victory after taking a 64-51 lead with 5:44 left in regulation. Florida Atlantic shot 52.0% from the field & 43.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Louisiana Tech to shoot 43.5% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Owls was Alijah Martin who had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 steal.

On the season, Florida Atlantic is averaging 75.1 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Owls are averaging 9.0 three-pointers per game on 36.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Florida Atlantic has been led by Alijah Martin (14.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg), Michael Forrest (14.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.3 spg), Bryan Greenlee (10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.1 spg), & Everett Winchester (7.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.4 apg).

Defensively, Florida Atlantic is allowing their opponents to average 68.2 ppg on 44.0% shooting from the field. The Owls have a rebound margin of 5.2 and a turnover margin of 0.8.

The Golden Eagles are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games & 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Owls are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games & 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games.

Southern Miss is just 1-10 on the road this season and have really struggled on both ends of the court as the Golden Eagles come into this game ranked just 327^th in scoring offense, t-236^th in scoring defense, & 286^th in rebound margin. Florida Atlantic has been great at home this season, posting a 11-3 margin, and as they Owls have an offense that can be put up plenty of points (89^th in scoring offense; 87^th in FG%; 60^th in 3P-FG%), I’m taking Florida Atlantic to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!