Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech

The brutal stretch for Southern Mississippi continues, entering its fourth straight road game. They lost at Wichita State and Kansas State, scoring 60 and 51 points before squeezing out a 66-60 victory at South Dakota on Friday. They face a talented Louisiana Tech squad that has 10 wins already and is on a six-game winning streak. The Bulldogs won at Louisiana-Lafayette (83-62) as a +5 dog and are undefeated at home (7-0). Over the last five years Louisiana Tech has the best home winning percentage in league play at 39-5. LA Tech is 8-1 the last nine meetings with Southern Miss and has not lost in Ruston in the series since 1968 (13 straight wins). Play LA Tech on the moneyline.