Southern Mississippi vs Appalachian State Prediction 2/5/25 College Basketball Picks
Appalachian State () vs Southern Mississippi (10-13)
Game Info: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:30 pm (Holmes Convocation Center)
Betting Odds: Appalachian State -8.5 -- Over/Under: 138 Click Here for the Latest Odds
Where to Watch: ESPN+
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Appalachian State Mountaineers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Holmes Convocation Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Southern Miss vs. Appalachian State prediction.
Southern Miss Recap
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles come into this game looking to build on a 72-68 win over Georgia Southern last time out to improve to 10-13 on the year. After this game, Southern Miss will head on the road for a game against Ball State.
Golden Eagles Looking To Build Some Momentum
Denijay Harris leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.4 PPG and 10.8 RPG while Neftali Alvarez leads the Golden Eagles in assists with 3.4 APG to go along with his 10.7 PPG and 2.8 RPG. Andre Curbelo has 10 PPG with 3.9 RPG and 4.3 APG in 15 games played so far along with 2.1 SPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Southern Miss so far this season. Christian Watson has 8.7 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 2.7 APG while Cobie Montgomery also has 8.8 PPG while DeAntoni Gordon also has 9.4 PPG with 5.2 RPG. As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 72.4 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 31.9% from three, and 67.8% from the foul line this season.
Appalachian State Recap
The Appalachian State Mountaineers come into this game looking to build on an 80-76 win over Georgia State last time out to improve to 13-9 on the year. After this game, Appalachian State will head on the road for a game against Ohio.
Mountaineers Looking For Some Consistency
Myles Tate leads the Mountaineers in scoring and assists with 16.3 PPG and 5.5 APG along with 4.8 RPG and 2.3 SPG to lead in steals as well while CJ Huntley has 14.8 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Mountaineers on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for App State so far this season. Dior Conners has 7.9 PPG and Jalil Beaubrun has 9.7 PPG with 4.9 RPG as well on the year. As a team, App State is averaging 69.6 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three, and 65.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Appalachian State Mountaineers will win
- Appalachian State has won each of its last 12 games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center following a home win.
- Southern Miss has lost each of its last six road games following a home win.
Total Points Facts
- Eight of Appalachian State's last nine night games have produced a total of 132 or fewer points.
- Three of Southern Miss' last four road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
Southern Miss vs. Appalachian State Prediction
I’m on Southern Miss and the points in this game. I just feel like this is a game that the Golden Eagles are going to try to ugly up, and in fairness, the Mountaineers haven’t been all that great at covering numbers as of late. In their last three games, App State has been favored by double-digits in all three and have won by 4, 8 and have an outright loss at home to Old Dominion. Southern Miss has done a really good job of covering games as of late and App State for me just isn’t a team I think about when I try to think of a team that blows out their opposition. I’ll roll with Southern Miss and the points here.
Chris’s Pick Southern Miss +8.5
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo

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