The Southern Miss Golden Eagles hope to be lousy hosts on Monday as the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs pay a visit to Reed Green Coliseum on the college basketball betting menu.

The Golden Eagles sport records of 26-9 and 15-16-1 ATS heading into this battle, while the Bulldogs have 27-6 and 17-11-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 16-12 for the Golden Eagles and 11-14 for the Bulldogs.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 20 (Golden Eagles) and the No. 26 (Bulldogs) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 80-79 result in favor of the Golden Eagles has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Southern Miss's No. 31-ranked offense, averaging 74.5 PPG, against a Bulldogs defense that ranks No. 90 at 63.3 PPG. The Golden Eagles field goal percentage has averaged 48.5% so far, more than the Bulldogs marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.1% per game.

Defensively, Louisiana Tech features the nation's No. 84-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.1 points per game. Southern Miss, meanwhile, comes in at No. 19 nationally in scoring at home.

Louisiana Tech won its last outing, a 71-66 result against Florida State on March 19. They covered in that game as a 3-point underdog. Louisiana Tech got 27 points from Raheem Appleby en route to a 71-66 victory over Florida State on Tuesday at Tucker Center.

Southern Miss won its last outing, a 78-71 result against Charleston Southern on March 20. They failed to cover in that game as a 11.5-point favorite. Southern Miss got 16 points from Jonathan Mills en route to a 78-71 victory over Charleston Southern on Wednesday at Reed Green Coliseum.

A few Bulldogs at Golden Eagles trends to consider:
Louisiana Tech is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Louisiana Tech's last 10 games on the road
Southern Miss is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Southern Miss's last 8 games
Southern Miss is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Miss's last 5 games at home