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UL Monroe Warhawks (9-14, 4-8 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (14-11, 7-5 Sun Belt)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -7.5; over/under is 139.5
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss hosts the UL Monroe Warhawks after Victor Iwuakor scored 31 points in Southern Miss’ 86-54 victory against the Western Michigan Broncos.
The Golden Eagles have gone 9-1 in home games. Southern Miss ranks eighth in the Sun Belt with 24.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Hart averaging 4.5.
The Warhawks are 4-8 against Sun Belt opponents. UL Monroe is 2-9 against opponents over .500.
Southern Miss is shooting 42.2% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 42.1% UL Monroe allows to opponents. UL Monroe averages 5.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Southern Miss allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Ivory is shooting 40.9% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Eagles, while averaging 13.1 points.
Nika Metskhvarishvili is shooting 44.4% and averaging 12.2 points for the Warhawks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 6-4, averaging 69.6 points, 36.2 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.
Warhawks: 5-5, averaging 74.0 points, 37.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.