UL Monroe vs Southern Mississippi Prediction 1/9/25 College Basketball Picks

The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Reed Green Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Louisiana-Monroe vs. Southern Miss prediction.

Louisiana-Monroe Recap

The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 70-51 loss to Coastal Carolina last time out to fall to 4-12 on the year. After this game, Louisiana-Monroe will head on the road for a matchup with Louisiana.

Warhawks Lose 5th Straight

Jalen Bolden leads the Warhawks in scoring and rebounding with 12.9 PPG and 6.6 RPG along with 2.6 APG while Coltie Young has 11.2 PPG and Tyreese Watson has 10.6 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Warhawks in the assist department and to cap off the scoring in double figures for Louisiana-Monroe up to this point in the year. Makai Willis also has 8.9 PPG with 6 RPG while Jacob Wilson has 8.7 PG with 3.1 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Louisiana Monroe is averaging 72 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three, and 68.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks will win

• Southern Miss has lost six of its last seven night games.
• The road team has won three of the last four games between Louisiana-Monroe and Southern Miss.

Southern Miss Recap

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles come into this game looking to rebound from a 74-71 loss to Old Dominion last time out, falling to 6-9 on the year as a result. After this game, Southern Miss will head on the road for a game against Texas State.

Golden Eagles Drop Back-To-Back Games

Denijay Harris leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.4 PPG and 10.1 RPG while Neftali Alvarez leads the Golden Eagles in assists with 3.6 APG to go along with his 11.2 PPG and 2.6 RPG. Andre Curbelo has 12.9 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 5 APG in 7 games played so far along with 2.3 SPG while Christian Watson has 10 PPG with 5.2 RPG and 2.5 APG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Southern Miss so far this season. Cobie Montgomery also has 9.1 PPG while DeAntoni Gordon also has 8.7 PPG with 4.6 RPG. As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 71.7 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 33% from three, and 64.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Southern Miss Golden Eagles will win

• Louisiana-Monroe has lost each of its last seven games against the Sun Belt Conference.
• Southern Miss has won 17 of its last 19 games against the Sun Belt Conference at Reed Green Coliseum.

Total Points Facts

• Five of Southern Miss’ last six night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Reed Green Coliseum have produced a total of 145+ points.
• Four of Louisiana-Monroe’s last five games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 146+ points.

Louisiana-Monroe vs. Southern Miss Prediction

I’m on Southern Miss in this one. The Golden Eagles are just a much easier team to trust at home and while I wanted to get on board with the Warhawks, the fact of the matter is they’re just flat-out struggling right now, and going on the road likely won’t help matters. Southern Miss is the better team by a decent margin and for me, home court is the added difference in this game to push Southern Miss over the edge. I’ll roll with the Golden Eagles at home in this one.