Troy vs Southern Mississippi Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/2/23
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (19-4) vs. Troy Trojans (13-10)
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Troy Trojans -1.5 / Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles +1.5 ; Over/Under: 138
(Get latest betting odds)
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Troy Trojans meet Thursday in college basketball action from Trojan Arena. Southern Miss comes into this one at 19-4 overall. The Eagles beat Texas State in their last game. As for Troy, they’re 13-10 so far after a loss to South Alabama. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Southern Miss went 13-3 in their first 16 games, losing to only Northwestern State, UNLV and Louisiana. The Eagles are 6-1 since then with wins over LA-Monroe, Arkansas State (twice), South Alabama, James Madison and Texas State.
On Saturday in the Texas State game, the Eagles took a 34-27 lead into the second half. Southern Miss posted a 33-31 edge from there and won the game 67-58. Austin Crowley had 24 points and seven rebounds to lead the way.
Troy Trojans
Over on the Troy side, they lost to St. Thomas MN, Arkansas, SIUE, San Diego State, Mercer and Southern Miss in their first 16 games. The Trojans are 3-4 since then with wins over Arkansas State, Georgia State and LA-Monroe.
Matched up against South Alabama on Saturday, the Trojans were down 37-25 at halftime. Troy was outpaced 40-35 in the second half and limped to the 77-60 loss. Christyon Eugene was tops in scoring on 17 points.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll probably stick with Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles managed a win 64-60 the last time these teams met up back on December 29 at Reed Green Coliseum. It was a pretty tight matchup the whole way, and this rematch should be fairly close as well. Southern Miss has won five straight games, scoring 67 or more points in all of them. If the Golden Eagles can put up another nice scoring performance here, I think they’ll be okay on a cover/win.
