Who's Playing
North Texas @ Southern Miss
Current Records: North Texas 13-4; Southern Miss 6-12
What to Know
The North Texas Mean Green won both of their matches against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles last season (65-49 and 68-56) and are aiming for the same result on Thursday. The Mean Green and Southern Miss will face off in a Conference USA battle at 8 p.m. ET at Reed Green Coliseum. North Texas will be strutting in after a win while the Golden Eagles will be stumbling in from a loss.
North Texas didn't have too much trouble with the Old Dominion Monarchs at home on Saturday as they won 69-56.
Meanwhile, Southern Miss ended up a good deal behind the Middle Tenn. Blue Raiders when they played on Saturday, losing 74-60.
North Texas is the favorite in this one, with an expected 14.5-point margin of victory. They are currently four-for-four against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.
The Mean Green are now 13-4 while the Golden Eagles sit at 6-12. A pair of stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: North Texas ranks second in college basketball when it comes to points allowed per game, with only 56.4 on average. Less enviably, Southern Miss is 18th worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 63.5 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked against Southern Miss.
How To Watch
- When: Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Reed Green Coliseum -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $15.00
Odds
The Mean Green are a big 14.5-point favorite against the Golden Eagles, 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 Mean Green as a 14-point favorite.
Over/Under: -109
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Series History
North Texas have won five out of their last nine games against Southern Miss.
- Feb 13, 2021 - North Texas 68 vs. Southern Miss 56
- Feb 12, 2021 - North Texas 65 vs. Southern Miss 49
- Jan 16, 2020 - North Texas 72 vs. Southern Miss 52
- Jan 05, 2019 - North Texas 65 vs. Southern Miss 62
- Jan 20, 2018 - Southern Miss 85 vs. North Texas 78
- Feb 25, 2017 - Southern Miss 76 vs. North Texas 53
- Jan 19, 2017 - Southern Miss 75 vs. North Texas 65
- Feb 27, 2016 - Southern Miss 81 vs. North Texas 70
- Feb 04, 2016 - North Texas 70 vs. Southern Miss 54
Injury Report for Southern Miss
- Isaih Moore: Game-Time Decision (Not Injury Related)
- Tae Hardy: Out for the Season (Shoulder)
