S. Miss Golden Eagles vs UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Point Spread Picks

Southern Miss used to be a consistently good mid-major team as the Golden Eagles went through their golden age with 18 straight winning seasons. They have since struggled going 58-93 since 2011. They are 1-3 on the season, and 0-3 against FBS opponents where they have generated just 10.3 PPG. You are not going to win a lot of games with a very limited offense. UL Lafayette is 49-20 over the last six seasons, and won at Wake Forest last week. The Ragin Cajuns are 3-1 to start and have scored 33 points or more in all four games, including Tulane, and last week vs Wake. Just can't see Marshall scoring enough to make this game competitivve. Make the play on UL Lafayette.

Southern Miss is experiencing another dismal season after briefly having hope following last year's 7-6 campaign. The Golden Eagles won their second game of the year 24-7 over UL Monroe on Saturday, and it went UNDER by 24.5 points. Southern Miss QB Billy Wiles has thrown for 1,746 yards with nine TDs, but with six interceptions, and his QB rating is a lowly 35.7. The Golden Eagles' offense has been mainly Frank Gore Jr., who has rushed for 812 yards and seven scores on 5.0 per carry. UL Lafayette has quarterback problems of its own and it has gone UNDER four straight, including its 37-17 loss to Arkansas State last week that went UNDER by seven points. Zeon Chriss threw for 171 yards and a TD, but he is out for this game with an undisclosed issue, which probably means Chandler Fields will get the call after relieving Chriss and finishing 10- of 17 for 92 yards against the Red Wolves. Make it a Max Play on the UNDER.

UL Lafayette went UNDER three straight games before its offense came alive and defeated Arkansas State 38-18 on Saturday, but the Ragin' Cajuns might have more trouble this week against Southern Miss, which is enjoying its best season since 2019 under second-year coach Will Hall. The Golden Eagles are playing good defense and they have allowed an average of just 20 points their past three games and all have gone UNDER. The Golden Eagles held Texas State to 243 total yards and minus-6 rushing yards in a 20-14 victory and the game stayed UNDER by 8.5 points. UL Lafayette is 40-16-1 UNDER its past 57 conference games and 28-12-1 UNDER its past 41 games overall and 16-5-1 its past 22 October games. Southern Miss has stayed UNDER six straight conference games and the Golden Eagles are 24-11 UNDER their past 35 games overall. Take the UNDER - Max Play.