The visiting Golden Eagles hope to send their backers to the pay window on Saturday as they look to cover the spread at Fogelman Arena against the Tulane Green Wave.

Tulane will face the 14-2 Golden Eagles, who own a 6-6 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Green Wave are 1-7 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Golden Eagles are 7-5 favoring the OVER.



View Southern Miss vs Tulane Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Green Wave as 1-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Green Wave sit at No. 143 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Golden Eagles sit at No. 23 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Green Wave will win this game 78-77.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Tulane's No. 188-ranked offense, averaging 67.9 PPG, against a Golden Eagles defense that ranks No. 69 at 62 PPG. The Green Wave field goal percentage has averaged 42.9% so far, more than the Golden Eagles marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.8% per game.

Defensively, Southern Miss features the nation's No. 10-rated defense on the road, allowing 57.6 points per game. Tulane, meanwhile, comes in at No. 134 nationally in scoring at home.

Southern Miss was a 78-76 Sportsbook in its last match at home against East Carolina. They failed to cover the 9.5–point spread as favorites. The Golden Eagles grabbed a 78-76 win over the Pirates on Wednesday, behind a 20-point effort from LaShay Page at Reed Green Coliseum.

Tulane was a 60-53 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Central Florida. They failed to cover the 6.5–point spread as underdogs. Jordan Callahan scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Green Wave to a win (they lost 60-53 to Central Florida at UCF Arena on Wednesday).


Southern Miss Golden Eagles Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Memphis are 4-6
After playing East Carolina are 7-3
After a win are 9-1

Tulane Green Wave Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Rice are 4-6
After playing Central Florida are 2-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Golden Eagles at Green Wave trends to consider:
Southern Miss is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Miss's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tulane
Tulane is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tulane is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulane's last 5 games when playing Southern Miss
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulane's last 5 games when playing at home against Southern Miss


Next up:
Southern Miss at Memphis, Wednesday, January 11
Tulane home to Rice, Saturday, January 14