Southern Mississippi vs Rice 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Rice Owls (11-8) vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (6-13)
January 29, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles +5.5 / Rice Owls -5.5; Over/Under: +144
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The Rice Owls and Southern Miss Golden Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Reed Green Coliseum. The Rice Owls look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles need a win after losing five of their last six games.
The Rice Owls are averaging 75.8 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 74 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Carl Pierre is averaging 15.4 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Travis Evee is averaging 15.1 points and 3 assists. Chris Mullins is grabbing 2 rebounds and Max Fiedler is dishing 2.9 assists. The Rice Owls are shooting 37.8 percent from beyond the arc and 72.1 percent from the free throw line. The Rice Owls are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are averaging 63 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 70.7 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Tyler Stevenson is averaging 14.4 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Tae Hardy is averaging 13.7 points and 1.7 assists. Isaih Moore is the third double-digit scorer and Jaron Pierre Jr. is dishing 1.2 assists. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are shooting 31.2 percent from beyond the arc and 68.2 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.7 rebounds per game.
The Owls are 5-14 ATS in their last 19 road games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite. The Golden Eagles are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games and 8-17 ATS in their last 25 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Owls last 10 games as a favorite. The under is 4-0 in Golden Eagles last 4 home games. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Rice Owls are the better team, but they come into this game playing subpar basketball and don’t exactly blow teams out. Rice also loses on the road by an average of 9.4 points. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles have their issues, but they do win at home by an average of 2.3 points, and they have been more competitive as of late. I’ll take a shot with the free buckets.
