Old Dominion Monarchs vs S. Miss Golden Eagles Point Spread Picks

Old Dominion is 6-3-1 UNDER its past 10 games and it averages 24.8 points this season and Southern Miss scores 25.8 points per game. Both teams use a lot of clock with the running game as each averages 35 rushing attempts with the Monarchs at 158.2 yards per game on the ground compared to 148.0 for the Golden Eagles. Old Dominion is just #99 in the country in passing yards per game and Southern Miss is #81. The Golden Eagles combined for only 16 points against Florida State and Tulane, their two toughest opponents so far this season. Old Dominion is 4-0-1 UNDER its past five following an ATS win and the Monarchs are 12-3 UNDER after playing a conference game since 2021. Make it a Max Play on the UNDER.

After 18 straight winning seasons the Southern Mississippi program fell hard and fast. The previous three years saw this team finish 4-32 SU, but have revitalized the program, and come into this game at 7-3. If they take care of business here, they will likely square off with LA Tech next week for the C-USA West Title. Two of the three losses have come against Nebraska and Mississippi State, and six of their seven wins on the season have come by 21 points or more. The numbers from the line of scrimmage are considerably above average offensively, and a tick above average defensively. Old Dominion is 5-5 and it is pretty distinct what they have done on the season. Their five wins were against teams that have a combined record of 9-32, as well as beating Norfolk State. Despite the poor teams in the five wins they manage to win by an average margin of just 7.2 points per game. The five losses have come to teams that are 36-16, with an average margin of 29.4 ppg! You can see they have not been up to the task of taking on good teams. They have in fact gone 0-9-1 ATS in their last 10 losses as a FBS team. All Southern Miss in this one.