Southern Miss pays a visit to Arizona on Tuesday, hoping to send the Wildcats to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at McKale Center.

The Wildcats bring a 5-0 record (4-0 ATS) to this tilt against the 6-1 Golden Eagles, who are 5-2 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Arizona go 1-2 so far and the Golden Eagles go 0-3.



View Southern Miss vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to go with the Wildcats in this one found them listed as 16-point favorites earlier on the NCAA basketball betting menu for Monday's contest. Check for updates as money coming in on the Golden Eagles was expected to move the line.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 62-rated Wildcats and the No. 241-ranked Golden Eagles, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 92-73 result in favor of the Wildcats.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Arizona has the nation's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 85.2 PPG. The visiting Golden Eagles defense ranks No. 53 allowing on average 58.9 PPG. The Wildcats FG% has averaged 52.3% so far, more than the Golden Eagles marksmen have achieved on the year, 46% per game.

Defensively, Southern Miss features the nation's No. 41-rated defense on the road, allowing 58.2 points per game. Arizona, meanwhile, comes in at No. 25 nationally in scoring at home.

Southern Miss was a 68-60 loser in its last match on the road against New Mexico State. They failed to cover the 6-point spread as underdogs. Jonathan Mills scored 12 points in a futile effort to lead the Golden Eagles to a win (they lost 68-60 to New Mexico State at Pan American Center on Saturday).

Arizona was an 85-57 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Texas Tech. They covered the 12-point spread as favorites. The battle between the Wildcats and Red Raiders didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Texas Tech was handed an 85-57 defeat on Saturday at United Spirit Arena.


Southern Miss Golden Eagles Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Louisiana Tech are 2-1
After playing New Mexico State are 1-1
After a loss are 7-3

Arizona Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Clemson are 0-1
After a win are 7-3

A few Golden Eagles at Wildcats trends to consider:
Southern Miss is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Southern Miss is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home


Next up:
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, Saturday, December 8
Arizona at Clemson, Saturday, December 8