Southern Mississippi vs Texas State Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Southern Miss vs Texas State Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, January 18th, at the Strahan Coliseum. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Golden Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Bobcats’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Southern Miss

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Texas State

-Recent betting trends in games played between Southern Miss and Texas State

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Golden Eagles and Bobcats. 

John Wade is Back for Southern Miss

A federal judge has ruled that John Wade is eligible to play and he should be a big boost to this team. In the last game against South Alabama, Southern Miss scored only 62 points while the defense gave up 75 points and that led to the defeat. At halftime, they were down 44-32 and they couldn’t bounce back in the second half. Alfred Worrell Jr put up 13 points and three rebounds. There were four different players that put up at least 10 points. 

Southern Miss sits with an 8-10 record and they have gone 6-9-1 against the spread. Southern Miss is averaging 73.3 points while their defense is giving up 76.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 227th while the defense is ranked 302nd. They are averaging 60.06 field goals attempted per game which is 138th in the league. They are averaging 4.94 blocks per game which is 35th in the league. 

Why Southern Miss Will Beat Texas State

Texas State has lost four of its last five day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Texas State Looks for Second Straight Win

Texas State in the last game faced off against Georgia Southern and they were able to pick up victory. Texas State scored 94 points and even though the defense wasn’t great, they still abe lt pick up the victory. Forward Tylan Pope had a strong game putting up 20 points, 12 rebounds, and one assist. Two games ago against Southern Miss, they didn’t play as well and they ended up losing 92-88. 

Texas State comes into this game with a 10-8 record overall and they have gone 9-7 against the spread. Texas State is averaging 77.2 points while their defense is giving up 71.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 128th in the league while the defense is ranked 178th in the league. Forward Tylan Pope is averaging 14.8 points while shooting 52.5 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Southern Miss vs Texas State Prediction 

Getting John Wade back is a big boost for Southern Miss and they also just beat Texas State a couple of games ago. Southern Miss has a good offensive team and they are averaging 73.3 points per game. Southern Miss is going to have no issue running up the score here, and that is going to be the difference here as they will get the job done. Back Southern Miss to cover the spread.