Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-8) vs. UTSA Roadrunners (9-0)
November 13, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: UTSA Roadrunners -33.5 / Southern Miss Golden Eagles +33.5; Over/Under: -54.5
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The UTSA Roadrunners meet the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles on Saturday in week 11 C-USA college football action at the Alamodome. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles look to snap a seven-game losing streak. The UTSA Roadrunners look to build on their impressive 9-0 record.
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles are 0-4 SU on the road this season. Jake Lange is completing 57.7 percent of his passes for 843 yards, 5 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Jason Brownlee and Jakarius Caston have combined for 630 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Demarcus Jones has 21 receptions. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles ground game is averaging 89.7 yards per contest, and Frank Gore Jr. leads the way with 608 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Southern Mississippi is allowing 30.2 points and 364.4 yards per game. Malik Shorts leads the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles with 76 tackles, Josh Carr Jr. has 4 sacks and Eric Scott Jr. has 1 interception.
The UTSA Roadrunners haven’t lost a home game since October of last year. Frank Harris is completing 68.1 percent of his passes for 2,079 yards, 18 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Joshua Cephus and Zakhari Franklin have combined for 1,262 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns, while De’Corian Clark has 31 receptions. The UTSA Roadrunners ground game is averaging 194.8 yards per contest, and Sincere McCormick leads the way with 1,060 yards and 10 touchdowns. Defensively, UTSA is allowing 19.2 points and 337.6 yards per game. Rashad Wisdom leads the UTSA Roadrunners with 56 tackles, Clarence Hicks has 6 sacks and Corey Mayfield Jr. has 2 interceptions.
The Golden Eagles are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 5-17 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The Roadrunners are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 conference games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games. The under is 19-7 in Golden Eagles last 26 games overall. The under is 12-5-1 in Roadrunners last 18 games overall. The Golden Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
Massive number, but the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles don’t cover despite being big underdogs each week, and they have possibly the worst offense in college football. The UTSA Roadrunners have been winning and covering machines this season, and they’ve covered 20 of their last 27 games overall. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Give me UTSA in a beat down.
