Week 3: Southern Miss vs Northwestern State 9/17/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Northwestern State Demons clash Saturday night in week 3 college football action at M. M. Roberts Stadium. The Northwestern State Demons look to rebound from a sluggish 0-2 start. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles look to avoid their second 0-3 start in the last 3 years.

The Northwestern State Demons have lost 5 of their last 7 road games. Miles Fallin is completing 65.4 percent of his passes for 451 yards, 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Ke’Nard King and Jaheim Walters have combined for 214 receiving yards on 17 catches, while Javon Antonio has 12 receptions. The Northwestern State Demons ground game is averaging 96.5 yards per contest, and Scooter Adams leads the way with 56 yards on 24 carries. Defensively, Northwestern State is allowing 47 points and 449.5 yards per game. Race Moser leads the Northwestern State Demons with 11 tackles, John Daigle has 1 sack and William Hooper has 3 pass deflections.

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles have lost 5 of their last 6 home games. Zach Wilcke is completing 59.3 percent of his passes for 207 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Jason Brownlee and Jakarius Caston have combined for 214 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Cole Cavallo has 3 receptions. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles ground game is averaging 138 yards per contest, and Frank Gore Jr. leads the way with 188 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Southern Mississippi is allowing 29.5 points and 446 yards per game. Malik Shorts leads the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles with 25 tackles, Santrell Latham has 1 sack and Camron Harrell has 1 interception.

The Demons are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Golden Eagles are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games in September and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 21-9 in Golden Eagles last 30 games overall.

The Northwestern State Demons have gotten destroyed defensively through their first 2 games, and now they’re stepping up in competition. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles may be winless, but they took Liberty to 4 overtimes and hung around with Miami for 30 minutes. Southern Miss is much better than its record indicates. I’d expect some frustration with Southern Miss here, and possibly blow the doors off. I’ll lay the chalk with the Golden Eagles.