The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Reed Green Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will try to add to their six-game winning streak after an 80-57 win over Southern Miss in their last game. Kenneth Lofton Jr. leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 16.1 PPG and 10.8 RPG, averaging a double-double per game while Amorie Archibald has 13.8 PPG and 3.8 RPG this season. Keaston Willis has 11 PPG with 4 RPG while Cobe Williams has 10.2 PPG and a team-high 3.7 APG as well on the year for the Bulldogs to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for LA Tech so far this season while also leading the team in assists. As a team, LA Tech is averaging 79.1 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 71.8% from the foul line while allowing 67.5 PPG on 40.6% shooting from the field and 33.1% from three this season.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will try to bounce back after an 8th loss in their last 9 games after their loss to Louisiana Tech. Tyler Stevenson leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 12.5 PPG and 8.3 RPG while Isaih Moore has 12.1 PPG with 6.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Southern Miss so far this season. Walyn Napper also leads Southern Miss with a team-high 4.2 APG as well this season. As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 61.4 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 65.6% from the foul line while allowing 72.1 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field and 35.8% from three this season.
Louisiana Tech is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall. Southern Miss is 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games following a loss by 20 or more points and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games following three or more consecutive road games while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 Sunday games.
I get the case to be made for a home dog, but Southern Miss isn’t playing well enough to justify this line at home and they were just crushed by 23 points at Louisiana Tech last time out. The Bulldogs have been rolling with five straight wins and I look for them to make it six with a win and cover here.