James Madison vs. Southern Miss Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 26, 2024

Updated Oct. 26, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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The James Madison Dukes (5-2) are 24-point favorites when they host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-6) in a Sun Belt matchup on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. This game has an over/under of 54 points.

The Dukes lost to the Georgia Southern Eagles, 28-14, in their last contest. Facing the Arkansas State Red Wolves in their most recent game, the Golden Eagles lost 44-28.

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James Madison vs. Southern Miss Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field in Harrisonburg, Virginia
TV: ESPN+
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James Madison vs Southern Miss Betting Information updated as of October 26, 2024, 2:48 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
James Madison	-24 (-110)	-2778	+1176	54	-111	-109

James Madison vs. Southern Miss Prediction

Pick ATS: James Madison (-24)
Pick OU: Over (54)
Prediction: James Madison 48, Southern Miss 9

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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James Madison vs. Southern Miss Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Dukes 39, Golden Eagles 15.
The Dukes have a 96.5% chance to claim victory in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Eagles have a 7.8% implied probability.
James Madison has covered four times in seven chances against the spread this season.
Southern Miss has a record of 2-5-0 against the spread this season.

James Madison vs. Southern Miss: 2024 Stats Comparison

	James Madison	Southern Miss
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	35.4 (23)	18.3 (124)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	18 (23)	34.1 (117)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	5 (13)	19 (134)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	21 (1)	5 (119)

James Madison 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Alonza Barnett III	QB	1,658 YDS (56.9%) / 16 TD / 1 INT 306 RUSH YDS / 5 RUSH TD / 43.7 RUSH YPG
George Pettaway	RB	445 YDS / 2 TD / 63.6 YPG / 5.8 YPC 13 REC / 127 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 18.1 REC YPG
Omarion Dollison	WR	18 REC / 385 YDS / 4 TD / 55 YPG
Taylor Thompson	TE	22 REC / 306 YDS / 3 TD / 43.7 YPG
Khairi Manns	DL	25 TKL / 6 TFL / 4 SACK
Jacob Dobbs	LB	39 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
Jacob Thomas	DB	27 TKL / 5 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Eric O'Neill	DL	15 TKL / 5 TFL / 4 SACK / 1 INT

Southern Miss 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kenyon Clay	RB	212 YDS / 5 TD / 30.3 YPG / 5.7 YPC 6 REC / 102 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 14.6 REC YPG
Ethan Crawford	QB	594 YDS (49.2%) / 0 TD / 3 INT 200 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 33.3 RUSH YPG
Rodrigues Clark	RB	327 YDS / 1 TD / 46.7 YPG / 4.4 YPC
Tate Rodemaker	QB	580 YDS (63.4%) / 4 TD / 4 INT
Chris Jones	LB	20 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK / 1 INT
Tre Pinkney	LB	21 TKL / 2 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Desmyn Baker	LB	19 TKL / 0 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Dylan Lawrence	DB	9 TKL / 0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD