South Alabama vs. Southern Miss prediction: Southern Miss favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/12/2026]

Southern Miss will face South Alabama in men's college basketball action at Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday, commencing at 8:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Southern Miss as the most likely winner of the South Alabama vs. Southern Miss game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

South Alabama vs. Southern Miss prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between South Alabama and Southern Miss 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Southern Miss a 56% chance of beating South Alabama. Our predicted final score has Southern Miss winning 70-69.

According to our model, Southern Miss (-0.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 136.5 points has a 55% chance of going over.

South Alabama vs. Southern Miss odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

South Alabama vs. Southern Miss picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 136.5 total points.

South Alabama vs. Southern Miss game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Southern Miss and South Alabama at Reed Green Coliseum is scheduled to begin at 8:30 PM ET.

• Who: South Alabama vs. Southern Miss
• Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
• Time: 8:30 PM ET/5:30PM PT
• Venue: Reed Green Coliseum

Conclusion

We predict Southern Miss, with a 56% win probability, will likely beat South Alabama on Thursday.

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