The Southern Miss Golden Eagles head to Trojan Arena to take on the Troy Trojans. Action gets underway at 8:30 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The Trojans come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, topping North Texas 86-74 in their last game. Wesley Person led all scorers on the team with 24 points on 7-for-11 shooting. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, are coming off a 61-46 loss against Morehead State in their last game. Michael Ramey played well for Southern Miss, posting 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals.
Troy is an eight-point favorite against Southern Miss and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is set at 139 points. The Trojans look to improve upon their records of 3-3 Straight Up (SU) and 2-3 Against The Spread (ATS). Opponents have consistently had the ball stolen by the Trojans, who rank 27th in the country in steals per game with 9.0.
Over on the other bench, the Golden Eagles were a good bet ATS so far with a record of 2-0 to go along with a 0-4 SU record.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between Troy and Southern Miss. Their previous game was a Golden Eagles victory, bringing their SU record to 2-0. However, with a 1-0 record, Troy has the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Troy, ATS Winner – Troy, O/U – Over
Notes
Troy is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games.
Troy is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games at home.
The Troy Trojans average 76.1 possessions and 1.029 points per possession in games this season. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles average fewer possessions with 65.4, as well as fewer points per possession with .891.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles average an effective field goal percentage of 42.5% this season. The Troy Trojans have split their games this season (3-3) when opponents have an eFG% of 42.5% or greater.
The Troy Trojans attempt 20.0 three pointers per game this season, while the Southern Miss Golden Eagles attempt 23.0. When they register 20 or more three point attempts in a game, Troy is an even 2-2 while Southern Miss is winless (0-2).
Southern Miss ranks 163rd in offensive rebounds, while Troy ranks at 94th in defensive rebounds.
Southern Miss has forced an average turnover percentage of 16.8% this season. Troy has a losing 1-2 record when its TO% is 16.8% or higher.
