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College Football Handicapping Analysis: Rice Owls vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
2022 LendingTree Bowl
Rice Owls 5-7 vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles 6-6
Date: Saturday, December 17th
Time: 5:45 PM ET
Venue: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: Owls 7 / Golden Eagles -7 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Owls 208 / Golden Eagles -275
NCAA Betting Total Odds: Total O/U 46.5
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Rice Owls
The Owls head into this week’s game with an overall record of 5-7. However, they are 3-5 in Conference USA action.
In their last matchup, the Owls entered as 14.0 point underdogs to North Texas. With the 21-17 loss, Rice added an ATS loss.
The Owls head into the game with the 102nd-ranked scoring offense at 25.33 points per game. Currently, they have scored a majority of their touchdowns through the air, with 20 receiving touchdowns compared to 17 rushing scores.
Heading into the game, the Owls will hope for some improved play from their defense, as they are currently 120th at 33.83 points per game allowed.
Over their last 10 games, the Owls have covered the spread at a rate of 40.0%. In these games, they posted a straight-up mark of 4-6-0. The team averaged 23.8 points in these games while allowing 33.0. Their last 10 over-under record is 6-4-0.
Although Rice has a straight-up record of 1-4-0 in their last 5 road games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 3-2-0. The team averaged 22.0 points per game in these games.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
In Sun Belt play, the Golden Eagles have a record of 4-4. the team’s overall record is 6-6.
In their previous game, the Golden Eagles picked up a 20-10 home win over UL Monroe. This was an impressive victory as they were also the 3.5-point underdogs.
The Golden Eagles head into the game with the 110th-ranked scoring offense at 24.25 points per game. Currently, they have scored a majority of their touchdowns through the air, with 17 receiving touchdowns compared to 13 rushing scores.
Going into the game, the Golden Eagles’ defensive unit is 44th in the NCAA in points allowed per game at 23.5.
Over their last 10 games, the Golden Eagles have covered the spread at a rate of 60.0%. In these games, they posted a straight-up mark of 6-4-0. The team averaged 25.7 points in these games while allowing 22.3. Their over-under record was 6-4-0.
Across their 5 previous home games, Southern Miss has an ATS mark of 3-2-0. Their straight-up record in these matchups was 3-2-0 while averaging 31.4 points per game.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Owls are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games in December.
- Owls are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- Golden Eagles are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games.
- Golden Eagles are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
This season, Rice has struggled to move the ball through the air, averaging just 227.08 passing yards per game. This week, the Owls will be facing a Southern Miss defense that is ranked 99th in pass yards allowed per game. So far, they are averaging 238.27 yards per game when facing defenses ranked outside the top 50 in passing defense.
This season, the Golden Eagles have struggled to move the ball through the air, averaging just 209.08 passing yards per game. This week, the Golden Eagles will be facing a Rice defense that is ranked 78th in pass yards allowed per game. This year, they are averaging 224.56 yards per game when facing defenses ranked outside the top 50 in passing defense.
4* 2022 LendingTree Bowl Rice vs. Southern Miss NCAA Betting Final Analysis:
In this LendingTree Bowl matchup, look for Southern Mississippi’s defense to be the deciding factor in them picking up the win and cover the spread. I expect Rice to struggle to put up points vs this stingy unit.
4* Rice Owls vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles NCAA Betting Pick: Southern Miss ATS
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