Southern Miss vs Texas State Prediction College Football Picks 11/16/24

Texas State (4-4) vs Southern Miss (1-7)

Game Info: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7:00 pm (UFCU Stadium)

Betting Odds: Texas State -27-- Over/Under: 55.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

In this article, we will formulate a Southern Miss vs Texas State Prediction for this College Football Week 12 game on Saturday, November 16th, at UFCU Stadium.  Let’s take a look at a Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Texas State Bobcats pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Golden Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Bobcats' recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Southern Miss

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Texas State

-Recent betting trends in games played between Southern Miss and Texas State 

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Golden Eagles and Bobcats.

A Bad Season for Southern Miss 

It has been an awful season for Southern Miss and coming into this game they sit with a 1-8 record overall. In the last game, Southern Miss faced off against Marshall and they scored three points total while the defense gave up 37. In the second quarter, the defense gave up 14 points and in the third quarter, they gave up 17. Ethan Crawford completed 5 of his 18 passes for 70 yards and three interceptions. Rodrigues Clark finished with eight carries for 61 yards. 

Southern Miss is averaging 16.2 points while their defense is giving up 34.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 130th in the league while the defense is ranked 117th. Southern Miss needs to find a way to get the offense going early to try and put the pressure on. 

Texas State Looks to Build on Last Game

Texas State has been very inconsistent so far this season but they are coming off a victory in the last game. Texas State scored 38 points against Lousiana Monroe and they ended up winning in blowout fashion. Jordan McCloud was the top rusher completing 4 of his 5 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. Brad Jackson was the top rusher putting up 17 carries for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Kole Wilson also caught three passes for 53 yards and a touchdown. 

Texas State on the season is averaging 33.1 points while their defense is giving up 22 points per game. The offense is ranked 32nd in the league while the defense is ranked 42nd best in all of football. 

Why Texas State Will Beat Southern Miss

  • Southern Miss has lost each of its last 10 games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
  • The favorite has won 14 of Southern Miss's last 15 games.
  • Southern Miss has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five November games as an underdog.
  • Texas State has covered the spread in three of its last four home games against conference opponents.

Southern Miss vs Texas State Prediction

Texas State has been inconsistent but they are going to have no issue getting the job done here. Southern Miss overall is averaging only 16.2 points per game and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Southern Miss isn’t going to finish with more than seven total points and it’s going to be Texas State that is going to end up cruising here. Back Texas State against the spread. 

Shane’s Pick Texas State -27

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The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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