Southern Miss vs. UL Monroe Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-7, 1-1 Sun Belt) hit the court against the UL Monroe Warhawks (3-11, 0-2 Sun Belt) as 7.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under is 154.5 in the matchup.

Southern Miss heads into this contest on the heels of a 90-62 loss to LSU on Monday. Tylik Weeks scored a team-best 12 points for Southern Miss in the loss. UL Monroe fell in its most recent matchup 94-85 against Kansas State on Sunday. Krystian Lewis scored 25 points in UL Monroe's loss, leading the team.

Southern Miss vs. UL Monroe Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: Southern Miss -7.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern Miss -365
• Moneyline underdog: UL Monroe +287
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

How to watch Southern Miss vs. UL Monroe

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Southern Miss vs. UL Monroe

• This season, Southern Miss and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under of 154.5 points five times.
• In UL Monroe's 12 games this season, six finished with more combined points than Thursday's over/under of 154.5.
• The Golden Eagles average 75.4 points per game against the Warhawks' 74.0, amounting to 5.1 points under the matchup's total of 154.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 156.7 points per game, 2.2 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average over/under for Southern Miss' games is 149.2 points, 5.3 lower than the over/under of 154.5 points set for this contest.
• UL Monroe's games have an average over/under of 156.9 points this season, 2.4 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Southern Miss vs. UL Monroe

• Southern Miss has four wins against the spread in 12 games this year.
• The Golden Eagles have yet to cover the spread this season when favored by 7.5 points or more in three chances.
• In UL Monroe's 12 games this year, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Warhawks have an ATS record of 4-5 in their nine games as an underdog of 7.5 points or more this season.
• UL Monroe has covered the spread twice at home, and is 1-3 overall there, this year.
• At home, as a 7.5-point underdog or greater, UL Monroe is unbeaten ATS (1-0).
• Away from home, Southern Miss has two wins against the spread and are 1-5 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Southern Miss vs. UL Monroe

• This season, Southern Miss has been listed as the moneyline favorite in three games and won them all.
• The Golden Eagles have been at least a -365 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Southern Miss has a 78.5% chance to win.
• UL Monroe has been posted as the moneyline underdog nine times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• This season, the Warhawks have been a moneyline underdog of -365 or more six times, losing every contest.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UL Monroe has a 25.8% chance of pulling out a win.