Louisiana vs. Southern Miss Prediction, Odds, Picks – October 5, 2024

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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-3) are 17.5-point underdogs in a home Sun Belt matchup with the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-1) on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at M.M. Roberts Stadium. The over/under is set at 57.5.

The Ragin’ Cajuns won against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in their last game, 41-38. The Golden Eagles lost to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 44-7, in their last game.

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Louisiana vs. Southern Miss Game Information & Odds

  • When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Live Box Score on FOX Sports

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Louisiana vs Southern Miss Betting Information updated as of October 5, 2024, 2:48 p.m. ET.
Favorite Spread (Odds) Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Moneyline Under Moneyline
Louisiana -17.5 (-107) -833 +554 57.5 -113 -107

Louisiana vs. Southern Miss Prediction

  • Pick ATS:

    Louisiana (-17.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (57.5)
  • Prediction: Louisiana 40, Southern Miss 18

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Louisiana vs. Southern Miss Betting Insights

  • Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Ragin’ Cajuns 38, Golden Eagles 20.
  • The Ragin’ Cajuns have an 89.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability. The Golden Eagles have a 15.3% implied probability.
  • Louisiana has won two games against the spread this season.
  • Southern Miss has covered once in four chances against the spread this year.

Louisiana vs. Southern Miss: Head-to-Head

  • Southern Miss owns a 2-0 record against Louisiana in their last two matchups.
  • The Golden Eagles have a 2-0 record ATS in those games, while the two teams went over the total both times.
  • In their last two head-to-head matchups, Southern Miss has racked up 73 points versus Louisiana, while surrendering only 55 points.

Louisiana vs. Southern Miss: 2024 Stats Comparison

Louisiana Southern Miss
Off. Points per Game (Rank) 37 (51) 16.5 (131)
Def. Points per Game (Rank) 24.8 (54) 33.5 (100)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank) 3 (15) 13 (130)
Turnovers Forced (Rank) 2 (127) 5 (84)

Louisiana 2024 Key Players

Southern Miss 2024 Key Players

Name Position Stats
Kenyon Clay RB 131 YDS / 1 TD / 32.8 YPG / 7.7 YPC
3 REC / 38 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 9.5 REC YPG
Tate Rodemaker QB 440 YDS (61.1%) / 4 TD / 4 INT
Kyirin Heath TE 9 REC / 132 YDS / 2 TD / 33 YPG
Rodrigues Clark RB 167 YDS / 1 TD / 41.8 YPG / 3.4 YPC
Dylan Lawrence DB 5 TKL / 0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Chris Jones LB 7 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Jameer Lewis LB 4 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Kristin Booth DL 2 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK

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