Halftime Report
Only one more half stands between South Alabama and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 42-33 lead against Southern Miss.
If South Alabama keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 13-5 in no time. On the other hand, Southern Miss will have to make due with an 8-10 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
Southern Miss Golden Eagles @ South Alabama Jaguars
Current Records: Southern Miss 8-9, South Alabama 12-5
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What to Know
South Alabama is 8-2 against Southern Miss since November of 2017, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Both will face off in a Sun Belt battle at 8:00 p.m. ET at Mitchell Center. The Jaguars’ defense has only allowed 61.5 points per game this season, so the Golden Eagles’ offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Alabama fought the good fight in their overtime match against Old Dominion on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 71-63 to the Monarchs. The Jaguars’ defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Southern Miss ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They secured a 92-88 W over Texas State. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Southern Miss smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
South Alabama’s loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5. As for Southern Miss, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
Wednesday’s contest is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: South Alabama hasn’t given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 8.9 turnovers per game (they’re ranked second in turnovers per game overall). It’s a different story for Southern Miss, though, as they’ve been averaging 14.8. Given South Alabama’s sizable advantage in that area, Southern Miss will need to find a way to close that gap.
Going forward, South Alabama is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 11.5 points. This contest will be their fifth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 3-1 against the spread).
Odds
South Alabama is a big 11.5-point favorite against Southern Miss, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Jaguars as a 10.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 139 points.
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Series History
South Alabama has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Southern Miss.
- Feb 28, 2024 – South Alabama 73 vs. Southern Miss 70
- Feb 22, 2024 – South Alabama 83 vs. Southern Miss 64
- Mar 04, 2023 – South Alabama 78 vs. Southern Miss 61
- Feb 16, 2023 – South Alabama 85 vs. Southern Miss 54
- Jan 19, 2023 – Southern Miss 76 vs. South Alabama 72
- Dec 01, 2021 – South Alabama 85 vs. Southern Miss 55
- Dec 12, 2020 – South Alabama 76 vs. Southern Miss 75
- Nov 09, 2019 – South Alabama 75 vs. Southern Miss 69
- Nov 28, 2018 – Southern Miss 71 vs. South Alabama 67
- Nov 29, 2017 – South Alabama 69 vs. Southern Miss 61
