Winthrop Eagles (2-3) vs Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (4-0)
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 3:00 pm
My math model favors Winthrop by 2.8 points and the Eagles are 14-4 ATS as underdogs since the start of the 2019-20 season, the best cover rate for any team that has been an underdog in at least three games over the span. Winthrop was ninth among Division I teams in field goal percentage last season (48.5%) and junior forward Kelton Talford is back after shooting 67.3% from the field. Talford is averaging a team-high 17.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game this season, while senior forward Cory Hightower is contributing 12.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Winthrop’s talented backcourt tandem of Sin’Cere McMahon and Toneari Lane are averaging 13.6 points per game and 13.2 points per game, respectively. Finally, Winthrop has played a substantially more difficult schedule, including road affairs against Penn State and Auburn, whereas Southern Mississippi has only played two lined games to date. Grab the point(s) with the Eagles and invest with confidence.