LA Tech vs Southern Miss 11/19/21 College Football Picks, Best Bets and Odds

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles square off Friday night in week 12 C-USA college football action at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles look to snap an eight-game losing streak. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs look for a win after losing five of their last six games.

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles have lost all five road games this year. 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 681 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Demarcus Jones has 21 receptions. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles ground game is averaging 94.4 yards per contest, and Frank Gore Jr. leads the way with 731 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Southern Mississippi is allowing 29.9 points and 365 yards per game. Malik Shorts leads the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles with 81 tackles, Josh Carr Jr. has 4 sacks and Eric Scott Jr. has 2 interceptions.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs have won three of their last five home games. Austin Kendall is completing 60.9 percent of his passes for 1,874 yards, 13 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Smoke Harris and Tre Harris have combined for 1,130 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns, while Bub Means has 22 receptions. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs ground game is averaging 119.4 yards per contest, and Marcus Williams Jr. leads the way with 679 yards and 8 touchdowns. Defensively, Louisiana Tech is allowing 33.8 points and 448.7 yards per game. Trey Baldwin leads the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs with 78 tackles, Levi Bell has 3 sacks and BeeJay Williamson has 2 interceptions.

The Golden Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 20-6 in Golden Eagles last 26 games overall. The over is 10-4 in Bulldogs last 14 games overall. The Golden Eagles are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 meetings.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles make a case as the worst team in college football, especially with an offense that does nothing right. With that said, the LA Tech Bulldogs aren’t exactly world beaters, and their defense is near the bottom in every major category. Louisiana Tech is obviously the better team here and should be favored, but there’s no way I’m laying this many points with two losing teams. It’s Southern Miss or pass for me.