Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss 1/16/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Tony G |

Last Updated: 01/15/2022 at 11:29 PM ET

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will travel on the road to face off against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles for an eastern time tip off of 3pm. This game will be available on ESPN plus. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles have a record on the season of 5-10, and have lost four out of their last five games against Louisiana Monroe, ECU, UTEP, and most recently against Louisiana Tech on the road by the score of 80-57. The only victory in the last five games for the Golden Eagles came against Texas- San Antonio by the score of 74-73. 

Louisiana Tech comes into this game with a record on the season of 14-3, and have a six game winning streak, winning the last five games against Marshall, Western Kentucky, UTEP, UTSA, and most recently against their opponents in this matchup Southern Miss by the score of 80-57.

Tyler Stephenson is leading the Golden Eagles in points per game with 12.5 per game and a field goal percentage of 48 percent, and a free throw percentage on the year of 62.7 percent. Tyler also leads the team in rebounds per game at 8.3, with 6.9 on average coming on the defensive boards. Walyn Napper is leading the team in minutes per game at 24.4 on average with 4.2 assists per game.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. is leading the Bulldogs in points per game at 16.1 with a field goal percentage of 55.5 percent on the year and a free throw percentage of 63.2 percent. Lofton is also leading the team 10.8 rebounds per game. Cobe Williams is leading the team in minutes per game at 28.1.

With La Tech averaging 79.1 points per game on offense and Southern Miss only averaging 61.4 points per game I do see the Bulldogs coming away with an easy victory on the road. Final Score Prediction: Louisiana Tech wins 88-66.

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