Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Texas State Bobcats Picks and Predictions for Saturday, January 17, 2026

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will be on the road Saturday afternoon with a 4:30 PM matchup in San Marcos, TX, against the Texas State Bobcats, and we have you ready to roll with our Southern Miss vs Texas State prediction. Southern Miss has 11 wins and 8 losses this season, coming into Saturday, and is currently second in the conference. The Texas State Bobcats remain at home Saturday with 10 wins and 9 losses, currently one game below .500 in conference play. Southern Miss comes into Saturday following a terrible 26 point pull out road loss to Troy last time out, ending a lengthy winning streak. Texas State comes into Saturday having won two of the last four, following a 5-point victory against Louisiana at home in their last outing. Read more about this Southern Miss vs Texas State prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our NCAAB Predictions!

Southern Miss tries to stay atop of the conference

The Southern Miss offense has carried the team this season, averaging 75.4 points on 46% shooting from the floor. Defensively, Southern Miss is allowing 73.4 points per game this season, and has given up an average of 67.5 points per game over its last four wins. Defensively, Southern Miss was terrible in their last outing, giving up 91 points on 52% shooting from the floor, and Troy knocked down 11 triples. Offensively, Southern Miss shot well, making 44% of its shots but just 15% from beyond the arc, for a total of 65 points. Southern Miss pulled in 33 rebounds but turned the ball over 18 times in the loss. Tylik Weeks and Dylan Brumfield led the way for the Southern Miss starters in their last outing, scoring 11 points each. Djahi Binet Chipped in 10 points on seven shots at 25 minutes. Israel Hart led all scorers for Southern Miss with 12 points on seven shots in 19 minutes off the bench.

Tylik Weeks leads the Southern Miss offense, averaging 17.6 points per game. Isaac Taveras is second on the roster as the only other player on the team in double digits, averaging 15.8 points per game. Big man Djahi Binet is third on the team, averaging 9.9 points to go along with the team’s leading 7.4 rebounds per game. Dylan Brumfield averages 8.6 points and leads the team, dishing out three assists per game period

Key Injury Report for Southern Miss:

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Texas State looks to make it 2 in a row

The Texas State offense has been mediocre this season, averaging 74.1 points on 47% shooting from the floor. Defensively, the Bobcats have held their own, allowing 71.2 points per game this season, but allowed an average of 87.6 points per game over their last three losses. Texas State did the work on the defensive end in their last outing, giving up 54 points on 35% shooting and 37% from beyond the arc. Offensively, Texas State was the better team, scoring 59 points on 50% shooting and 43% from beyond the arc. The Bobcats won the rebounding battle by double digits and forced 9 turnovers to seal the win. Kaden Grumbs led Texas State in their last outing with 18 points on 11 shots in 40 minutes. DJ Hall was second on the team with 16 points and 33 minutes. Franck Emmou led the way off the Texas State bench with 12 points on eight shots and 30 minutes of action.

Mark Drone leads Texas State this season, averaging 13.6 points per game. Big man DJ Hall is second on the team after 13.4 points to go along with the team-leading 7.9 rebounds. Dimp Pernell is third on the team this season, averaging 8.8 points, and Makai Willis averages 6.6 points per game. Kaden Gumbs averages 8.5 points to go along with the team-leading 3.6 assists per game this season.

Key Injury Report for Texas State:

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Southern Miss vs Texas State Pick

• Southern Miss vs Texas State Spread Pick

Despite the recent loss, Southern Miss is a better team in this matchup and will get back to their winning ways on Saturday. The Golden Eagles have the better offense and have been better all season, coming into this matchup. Look for Southern Miss to establish its game plan early as it overwhelms a mediocre Texas State team for 40 minutes. Take Southern Miss Saturday afternoon to get their 12th victory of the season and 6th in conference as they get the win to cover on the road in Texas against the Texas State Bobcats.

• Southern Miss vs Texas State Over/Under Pick

Both teams have been mediocre at scoring the ball this season, but each hovers around the total often. Look for a defensive battle in this matchup, as each team will be on the hunt for a conference victory. Points will come at a premium Saturday afternoon as each team comes into this game hovering around 500. Look for Southern Miss to get the win and cover on the road Saturday, and the totals go under as both teams struggle to score in what will turn out to be a defensive battle.