The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are in Louisiana to play Louisana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Unranked Southern Miss (2-7) is coming off a 24-7 win over LA Monroe, which snapped their seven-game losing streak. Unranked Louisiana-Lafayette (5-4) is coming off a 37-17 loss to Arkansas State last weekend.
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: Game Details
Fixture: Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-7) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns (5-4)
Date & Time: Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Cajun Field
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: Betting Odds
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Southern Miss +9.5 (-110)
Louisiana-Lafayette -9.5 (-110)
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Southern Miss +300
Louisiana-Lafayette -380
Total
Over 51.5 (-112)
Under 51.5 (-108)
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: Picks
The Golden Eagles have scored under 10 points in two of their last three games but are led by running back Frank Gore Jr. I like him to go over his rushing yards and to score a touchdown. Gore Jr. has scored a touchdown in each of the last two games while in the last three games is averaging 103.75 yards per game.
Louisiana-Lafayette, meanwhile, is led by wide receiver Peter Leblanc and I like him to go over his receiving yards. Southern Miss has a bad defense, and Leblanc will get plenty of targets in this game. Last game he caught six passes for 129 yards and I expect a similar game here.
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: Head-to-head
These teams have played each other 22 times and the Golden Eagles have dominated this series. Southern Miss leads the all-time series 18-4 with the Golden Eagles having won 10 straight games.
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: Prediction
The Golden Eagles have struggled mightily this season as their offense is having trouble scoring points. Both defenses are pretty bad so this should be a high-scoring game but I trust Louisiana-Lafayette's offense to put up enough points and win by double-digits here.
Prediction: Louisiana-Lafayette wins by 10+.
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