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

Updated Oct. 5, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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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+
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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

Name	Position	Stats
Ben Wooldridge	QB	992 YDS (68.7%) / 9 TD / 3 INT 108 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 27 RUSH YPG
Elijah Davis	RB	313 YDS / 3 TD / 78.3 YPG / 8 YPC
Lance LeGendre	WR	12 REC / 223 YDS / 2 TD / 55.8 YPG
Zylan Perry	RB	258 YDS / 1 TD / 64.5 YPG / 8.3 YPC
K.C. Ossai	LB	22 TKL / 1 TFL
Caleb Kibodi	LB	11 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Carmycah Glass	LB	16 TKL / 1 TFL
Tyree Skipper	DB	10 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

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