2* - Southern Mississippi (-6.5)
Marshall scores just 18.5 points per game which is 11th in CUSA and if not for a 92 yard kickoff return to start the 2nd half, probably would not have been able to squeak by a 2-6 Tulane team last week in a 27-26 game. Against Central Florida, the Herd lost by 10 points to a team that went on to lose to So. Miss by 22 points four weeks later. At home, they also beat UAB by a single point while So. Miss had to travel to beat the Blazers by nine.
Southern Mississippi actually scored 21 points on Alabama on September 10th and came within four points of upsetting NC State last week. The Golden Eagles lead CUSA with a +12 turnover margin mostly as a result of 23 takeaways by their defense.
For those looking at the ?line movement? in this game from 9.5 to 6.5, don?t be fooled. This line was at 9.5 for about an hour and a half on Sunday afternoon before being adjusted to 7.5 which was a simple correction by the books and not the result of heavy betting. I will keep my wager on this one relatively low only because I see a lot of cappers that I respect on the other side but I just don?t see the ?Thundering? Herd making much noise here.
Marshall scores just 18.5 points per game which is 11th in CUSA and if not for a 92 yard kickoff return to start the 2nd half, probably would not have been able to squeak by a 2-6 Tulane team last week in a 27-26 game. Against Central Florida, the Herd lost by 10 points to a team that went on to lose to So. Miss by 22 points four weeks later. At home, they also beat UAB by a single point while So. Miss had to travel to beat the Blazers by nine.
Southern Mississippi actually scored 21 points on Alabama on September 10th and came within four points of upsetting NC State last week. The Golden Eagles lead CUSA with a +12 turnover margin mostly as a result of 23 takeaways by their defense.
For those looking at the ?line movement? in this game from 9.5 to 6.5, don?t be fooled. This line was at 9.5 for about an hour and a half on Sunday afternoon before being adjusted to 7.5 which was a simple correction by the books and not the result of heavy betting. I will keep my wager on this one relatively low only because I see a lot of cappers that I respect on the other side but I just don?t see the ?Thundering? Herd making much noise here.
