Louisville vs Southern Miss Odds & Prediction
The Cardinals (4-0) are off to a great start and they already beat Kentucky from the SEC and North Carolina from the ACC.
Venue/ Stadium: M.M. Roberts Stadium, HATTIESBURG, MS
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Saturday, September 29, 2012
NCAAF Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: So Miss +320 / Louisville -400
Spread: Louisville -10.5
Over/Under: 49.5
No. 19 Louisville Cardinals vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Preview
However, both of those wins were at home. Still, there is a good chance they will go 5-0 facing a Golden Eagles team that is 0-3 and does not rank in the top 110 in the nation on offense or defense. NCAAF lines have Louisville as 10.5-point home favorites with a total of 49.5.
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In their last games Louisville beat Florida Atlantic 28-21 and Southern Miss was crushed losing to Western Kentucky 42-17.
On the season Louisville is 2-2 ATS with an Over/Under record of 2-1 and Southern Miss is 0-3 ATS with an Over/Under record of 2-1.
Louisville has a solid QB under center in Teddy Bridgewater (1,049 yards 7 TD 2 INT) and he has spread the wealth with 4 players with at least 100 receiving yards. The Cardinals also have 2 RB’s that have at least 300 rushing yards and no matter how you look at it the Southern Miss D has their work cut out for them.
The Golden Eagles’ defense ranks 115th in the nation and they are giving up an average of 38.3 ppg and 473.3 yards allowed per game. In their blowout loss to Western Kentucky they were out-gained 560-264. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
The Golden Eagles have a weak passing attack only ranking 120th in the nation and their leading passer is Chris Campbell with only 229 passing yards and their leading WR only has 82 receiving yards. For Southern Miss to pull off the upset they will have to run the ball to keep their sketchy defense off the field.
The Southern Miss duo of RB Desmond Johnson (165 yards) and QB Anthony Alford (108 yards 1 TD) must play well, but they will be facing the strength of the Louisville D, which is their run defense that ranks 16th in the nation.
Louisville used to be a part of Conference USA with Southern Miss before jumping to the Big East.
In some betting trends for this non-conference game Louisville is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games, 1-4 ATS vs. a team with a losing record, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 games.
Southern Miss is 0-2-2 ATS in their last 4 home games, 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
Jason’s Pick: This one is not tough to pick, as even though they are on the road Louisville will have no problem winning this game and covering the double-digit spread.
