Southern Miss vs. Texas State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-7, 3-1 Sun Belt) host the Texas State Bobcats (9-7, 2-2 Sun Belt) at Reed Green Coliseum, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Golden Eagles are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is set at 145.5 in the matchup.

In its last time out, Southern Miss won on Saturday 74-67 against Louisiana. Djahi Binet scored a team-leading 24 points for Southern Miss in the win. Texas State is coming off of an 84-79 victory against UL Monroe in its last game on Saturday. Mark Drone's team-leading 24 points paced Texas State in the victory.

Southern Miss vs. Texas State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Spread favorite: Southern Miss -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern Miss -223
• Moneyline underdog: Texas State +183
• Over/Under: 145.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Southern Miss vs. Texas State

• This season, Southern Miss and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under of 145.5 points eight times.
• This season, eight of Texas State's games have ended with a combined score higher than 145.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 150.9 points per game, 5.4 points more than the total of 145.5 for this contest.
• This matchup's over/under is 1.2 fewer points than the 144.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• On average, Southern Miss has seen a 149.4-point over/under in its games this season, 3.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Texas State's games have an average over/under of 145.8 points this season, 0.3 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Southern Miss vs. Texas State

• Against the spread, Southern Miss is 6-8-0 this season.
• This season, the Golden Eagles have just one ATS win in four games as a favorite of 4.5 points or more.
• Texas State has six wins against the spread in 14 games this year.
• The Bobcats have been underdogs by 4.5 points or more five times this season and covered the spread once.
• At home this season, Southern Miss is winless against the spread, and 2-1 overall.
• At home, as a 4.5-point favorite or greater, Southern Miss is winless ATS (0-2).
• In away games, Texas State has only one win against the spread and are 1-4 overall.
• On the road, Texas State is winless ATS (0-1) as 4.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Southern Miss vs. Texas State

• This season, Southern Miss has been listed as the moneyline favorite in five games and won them all.
• The Golden Eagles are undefeated in four games this season when favored by -223 or more on the moneyline.
• Southern Miss has a 69% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Texas State has been named as the moneyline underdog six times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Bobcats have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +183 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Texas State has an implied victory probability of 35.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.