The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-10, 3-3 Sun Belt) visit the Texas State Bobcats (10-8, 3-3 Sun Belt) after losing seven straight road games. The Bobcats are favored by 9.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The matchup’s point total is 151.5.

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Texas State vs. Southern Miss betting lines

• Texas State moneyline odds to win: -461
• Southern Miss moneyline odds to win: +349
• Spread: Texas State (-9.5)
• Total: 151.5

Texas State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Texas State has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered four times in five opportunities at home, and it has covered three times in eight opportunities on the road.
• In home games, the Bobcats eclipse the total 60% of the time (three of five games). They hit the over more often in road games, exceeding the total in 62.5% of games (five of eight).
• As a moneyline favorite, Texas State has taken four of five games when playing at home, good for a .800 winning percentage. It has won one of two games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• The Bobcats have seen an increase in scoring recently, racking up 79.5 points per game in their last 10 contests, 2.3 points more than the 77.2 they’ve scored this year.
• Texas State has been more porous on defense lately, giving up 73.9 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 71.1 points per game its opponents average on the 2024-25 season.
• The Bobcats’ last 10 contests have seen them make 6.5 three-pointers per game while shooting 38% from deep. Both numbers are up compared to their 2024-25 averages of 5.8 makes and 37.5%.

Texas State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-2-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
• O-U-P: 10-6-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)

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Southern Miss statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Southern Miss has performed better at home (6-1-0) than on the road (1-6-0).
• Looking at the over/under, Golden Eagles games have finished over two of seven times at home (28.6%), and three of seven away (42.9%).
• The Golden Eagles, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (3-1) than away (0-7) this season.

Recent trends

• While the Golden Eagles are averaging 73.3 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, amassing 69.8 points per contest.
• Over its previous 10 games, Southern Miss is giving up 75.5 points per game, compared to its season average of 76.5 points allowed.
• The Golden Eagles are making 6.4 threes per contest in their past 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.2). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (29.1%) compared to their season average from downtown (31.6%).

Southern Miss betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 6-1-0; Away: 1-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-0-0; As Underdog: 4-9-0)
• O-U-P: 6-10-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 3-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-10 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-7)