Troy vs. Southern Miss betting: College basketball preview for January 27

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The Troy Trojans (12-7, 5-3 Sun Belt) host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-11, 4-4 Sun Belt) in a matchup of Sun Belt teams at Trojan Arena, tipping off at 6:00 PM ET on Monday, January 27, 2025. The Golden Eagles are 11.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 144.5.

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Troy Cover -11.5 vs Southern Miss -110

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Troy vs. Southern Miss betting lines

  • Troy moneyline odds to win: -741
  • Southern Miss moneyline odds to win: +516
  • Spread: Troy (-11.5)
  • Total: 144.5

Troy statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Troy has covered the spread in the same percentage of home games as away games (66.7%). It has covered six times in nine games at home and six times in nine games when playing on the road.
  • The Trojans have gone over the total in seven of nine home games (77.8%), compared to one of nine road games (11.1%).
  • Troy has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 5-3 (.625). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 5-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Trojans’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, scoring 75.2 points per contest compared to the 73.1 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Troy has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 62.3 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 65.8 it has surrendered per game this year.
  • During their last 10 outings, the Trojans are making 1.2 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.7 compared to 7.5 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (29.9% compared to 29.8% season-long).

Troy betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-5-1 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 6-2-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 5-0-0 (As Favorite: 10-3-1; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 1-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 5-3; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (200th in nation) 41.2 (69th) 34.8 (65th) 28.4 (48th) 14.7 (121st) 14.2 (342nd)

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Southern Miss statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Southern Miss has performed better against the spread at home (6-1-0) than away (3-6-0) this season.
  • Looking at the over/under, Golden Eagles games have finished over less frequently at home (two of seven, 28.6%) than on the road (four of nine, 44.4%).
  • This year the Golden Eagles are 3-1 at home when moneyline underdogs (.750 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-8 (.000).

Recent trends

  • While the Golden Eagles are scoring 73.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have improved that mark over their past 10 games, producing 74.3 a contest.
  • Southern Miss is allowing 73.6 points per contest in its last 10 games, which is 2.5 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (76.1).
  • The Golden Eagles are sinking 6.4 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.7 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.1). In addition, they own a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (30.5%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (31.5%).

Southern Miss betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-9-0 (Home: 6-1-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-0-0; As Underdog: 5-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (247th in nation) 43.5 (185th) 34.4 (80th) 32.5 (256th) 14.9 (107th) 13.8 (337th)
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