The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (3-4) will host the Alabama State Hornets (3-5) on Thursday. Southern Mississippi enters off a thrilling 66-65 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday as Neftali Alvarez made the winning layup with two seconds left in the second half for the game's final points. Alabama State has lost three straight, most recently falling to SMU, 101-72, on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have won each of the program's previous three meetings with their most recent contest coming in November 2008.
Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Thursday from Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Golden Eagles are favored by 2.5 points in the latest Southern Mississippi vs. Alabama State odds, while the over/under is 151.5 points per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Alabama State vs. Southern Mississippi picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.