Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Southern Miss College Football Tips Prediction 10/5/24

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles betting preview

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles lost to USF and Jacksonville State and next play UL Monroe. Southern Mississippi has lost 5 of its last 7 home games. Tate Rodemaker completed 62 percent of his passes for 440 yards, 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Larry Simmons and Tiaquelin Mims have combined for 404 yards on 26 catches, while Kyirin Heath has 9 receptions.

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles' ground game averages 82.5 yards per game, and Rodrigues Clark leads the way with 167 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Southern Mississippi is allowing 33.5 points and 415.5 yards per game. Dylan Lawrence leads the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles with 25 tackles, Kristin Booth has 2 sacks and Chris Jones has 1 interception.

Why the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will win

• Louisiana has won seven of its last eight road games in October against teams not ranked in the AP.
• Southern Miss has lost five of its last six games.
• The favorite has covered the spread in each of Southern Miss' last five completed games.
• Southern Miss has failed to make up the spread in each of its last four completed games as an underdog against teams not ranked in the AP.

Total score facts

• Seven of Southern Miss' last eight games as a home underdog have exceeded the point total.
• Nine of Louisiana's last 11 games in October went UNDER the total score.

Matchup/League Facts

• Southern Miss ranks 130th among FBS teams for 1st downs (58) this season.
• Southern Miss ranks 127th among FBS teams in rushing yards allowed per game this season (223.0).
• Louisiana ranks 11th among FBS teams in Q3 points per game this season (11.0).
• Louisiana ranks 13th among FBS teams in yards allowed per game this season (149.0).

Louisiana-Lafayette vs Southern Miss Prediction

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles are one of the worst teams on both sides of the ball, and the numbers don't cover them. Southern Mississippi is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a double-digit underdog. I want little to do with southern Mississippi. The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns have played 5 of their last 7 games, and their top 25 scoring offense should give this South Mississippi defense hell. Give me Louisiana-Lafayette in a street fight.