The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Georgia Southern Eagles meet Saturday in college football action at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Here’s a Georgia Southern vs Southern Miss Prediction. This article will include a Georgia Southern vs Southern Miss Pick.
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Betting Preview
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles lost to La Tech, beat Jacksonville State and will play Louisiana next. Southern Mississippi has won 3 of its last 4 games. Braylon Braxton is completing 64.9 percent of his passes for 1,236 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Carl Chester and Tychaun Chapman have combined for 395 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Elijah Metcalf has 14 receptions.
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles ground game is averaging 139.6 yards per contest, and Jeffery Pittman leads the way with 206 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Southern Mississippi is allowing 26.2 points and 397.4 yards per game. Chris Jones leads the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles with 53 tackles, J’Mond Tapp has 3 sacks and Ian Foster has 2 interceptions.
Georgia Southern Eagles Betting Preview
The Georgia Southern Eagles beat Maine, lost to James Madison, and they play Georgia State next. Georgia Southern has lost 4 of its last 6 games. JC French IV is completing 59.9 percent of his passes for 946 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Camden Brown and Dalen Cobb have combined for 610 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Marcus Sanders Jr. has 14 receptions.
The Georgia Southern Eagles ground game is averaging 135.6 yards per contest, and OJ Arnold leads the way with 309 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Georgia Southern is allowing 37.4 points and 481 yards per game. Brandon Tyson leads the Georgia Southern Eagles with 39 tackles, MJ Stroud has 2.5 sacks and Chance Gamble has 1 interception.
Georgia Southern Eagles Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 7, Camden Brown leads the Sun Belt Conference for receiving touchdowns (5) this season.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 7, Jeffery Pittman ranks T1st amongst qualified players for catch rate (100.0%) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Georgia Southern has suffered the equal-most road losses by a margin of 20+ points of any FBS team this season (3).
- Georgia Southern has suffered the equal-most road losses by a margin of 25+ points of any FBS team this season (3).
- Southern Miss has recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of 15+ points of any FBS team this season (3).
- Southern Miss ranks T7th among FBS teams for interceptions this season (8).
Georgia Southern vs Southern Miss Prediction
I’m not thrilled to lay points with a bad defensive team, but we’re not being asked to lay much here. Southern Miss is simply the better team that finds ways to win and has topped 30 points in 3 of its last 4 games. Georgia Southern has struggled against good teams this season and is 134th in total defense and 129th in scoring defense. With the way Southern Miss is scoring, Georgia Southern will likely see its defensive issues continue. Again, we’re not laying much. I’ll side with Southern Miss and the small number on the road.