UNLV vs Southern Mississippi 12/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the UNLV Rebels meet in college basketball action from the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will look to build on their three-game win streak after an 86-67 win over McNeese State last time out. Felipe Haase has 17.4 PPG with 7.1 RPG to lead Southern Miss in scoring and rebounding while also chipping in 2.4 APG as well this season. Austin Crowley has 16 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3 APG while DeAndre Pinckney has 11.4 PPG with 6.7 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Southern Miss this season. Mo Arnold also has a team-high 3.8 APG to lead Southern Miss in the assist department as well this season. As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 80.4 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 66.4% from the foul line this season.

The UNLV Rebels will look to bounce back from a 75-73 loss to San Francisco last time out. EJ Harkless has a team-high 15.2 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 3 APG to lead the Rebels in scoring while Keshon Gilbert has 14.6 PPG with a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Rbels in assists this season. Luis Rodriguez has 12.4 PPG with 5.6 RPG to finish off the trio of double-digit scorers for UNLV so far this season while David Muoka has a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Rebels on the glass this season. As a team, UNLV is averaging 78.5 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 69.4% from the foul line this season.

Southern Miss is 12-2 ATS in their last 14 games overall and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. UNLV is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall.

I get the case to be made for UNLV at home as the Rebels have been downright dominant this season. However, Southern Miss has been no slouch this season and while you’d like to see a bit of a tougher schedule to back Southern Miss up, the reality is that the golden Eagles have shown they can score in bunches and I think at worst, they keep this one within a couple of possessions. Give me Southern Miss and the points here.