CIT: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

The fans at Thomas Center will be treated to a game between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs when they take their seats on Thursday. Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Golden Eagles, while the game's total is sitting at 125. Gary Flowers went for 24 points and 10 rebounds for Southern Mississippi in its 74-66 loss to Houston in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals in Tulsa on Friday. Houston covered as 1.5-point favorites, while the game played OVER the 131.5-point total set by sportsbooks. Team records: Southern Miss: 20-13 SU, 20-8 ATS Louisiana Tech: 23-10 SU, 15-13 ATS Southern Miss most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 After playing Houston are 1-9 After a loss are 6-4 Louisiana Tech most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 After playing Utah State are 5-5 After a loss are 9-1 A few trends to consider: Southern Miss is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Southern Miss is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Southern Miss is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Southern Miss's last 8 games on the road Louisiana Tech is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisiana Tech's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Louisiana Tech's last 11 games Louisiana Tech is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games