The fans at Louisiana Superdome will be treated to a game between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles when they take their seats for the New Orleans Bowl.
Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Eagles listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Blue Raiders, while the game’s total is sitting at 58½.
Middle Tennessee downed Louisiana-Monroe 38-19 at Malone Stadium in Week 13.
Middle Tennessee covered as a 3-point road favorite while the final score played OVER the 54.5-point total.
Martevious Young had 262 yards in the air and one touchdown pass for Southern Miss in a 25-20 loss to East Carolina in Week 13.
The Golden Eagles covered the 6.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 55.
Team records:
Middle Tennessee: 9-3 SU, 9-3 ATS
Southern Miss: 7-5 SU, 6-5 ATS
Middle Tennessee most recently:
When playing in December are 0-3
When playing on turf are 8-2
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 5-5
Southern Miss most recently:
When playing in December are 4-6
When playing on turf are 7-3
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing outside the conference are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Middle Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Middle Tennessee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Middle Tennessee’s last 6 games
Southern Miss is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Southern Miss’s last 8 games
Southern Miss is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
