Sat, Oct 24, 5:00 PM ET· Roberts Stadium· Louisiana -10 · O/U 52.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 178 mi / 0 miForecast: 71°F · wind 8 mph · Clear
Market context
Louisiana -10 · O/U 52.5
opened Louisiana -10.5, now Louisiana -10
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Louisiana as road favorite
2026 overall: 5-1-1 ATS (7 games) · 2-5 O/U (7 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 9-13 ATS (22 games) · 12-10 O/U (22 games)
Southern Miss as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-4 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home underdog: 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 8-14 ATS (22 games) · 13-9 O/U (22 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalLouisiana · 6 of 9
377.9
Yards / game
394.5
2.62
Points / drive
1.89
3.7
TDs / game
3.3
41.7
3rd-down %
32.9
74.1
RZ TD %
63.6
0.6
Turnover margin
-0.5
1.3
Sacks / game
2.3
5.3
TFL / game
6.0
11.7
Havoc / game
11.7
35.6 / 64.4
Pass / Rush split
52.2 / 47.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Louisiana has the ball
Louisiana's early-down offense ranks 61st of 138. Southern Miss's early-down defense ranks 64th of 138.
Louisiana's passing-down offense ranks 31st of 138. Southern Miss's passing-down defense ranks 68th of 138.
Louisiana's third-down offense ranks 75th of 138. Southern Miss's third-down defense ranks 118th of 138.
Louisiana's red-zone offense ranks 9th of 138. Southern Miss's red-zone defense ranks 57th of 138.
When Southern Miss has the ball
Southern Miss's early-down offense ranks 41st of 138. Louisiana's early-down defense ranks 38th of 138.
Southern Miss's passing-down offense ranks 51st of 138. Louisiana's passing-down defense ranks 87th of 138.
Southern Miss's third-down offense ranks 123rd of 138. Louisiana's third-down defense ranks 79th of 138.
Southern Miss's red-zone offense ranks 94th of 138. Louisiana's red-zone defense ranks 76th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.144 last 3 vs 0.046 season (+0.098)
▼Defense form-0.006 last 3 vs -0.145 season (+0.140)
▲Offense form0.071 last 3 vs -0.001 season (+0.072)
Defense formabout the same(0.090 last 3 vs 0.058 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLunch Winfield — 1153 yd, 4 TD
RushingLunch Winfield — 463 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingKeDarius Wade — 226 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLandry Lyddy — 1032 yd, 7 TD
RushingSteven Robinson — 432 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingMario Sanders — 492 yd, 5 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Louisiana offense
61stof 1380.039312 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
64thof 138-0.020Louisiana defense · allowed
38thof 138-0.067vs
Southern Miss offense
41stof 1380.078247 plays
Passing downs
Louisiana offense
31stof 1380.203158 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.019146 plays
Louisiana defense · allowed
87thof 1380.057137 plays
vs
Southern Miss offense
51stof 1380.084130 plays
Third down
Louisiana offense
75thof 1380.04584 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
118thof 1380.22391 plays
Louisiana defense · allowed
79thof 1380.03988 plays
vs
Southern Miss offense
123rdof 138-0.20376 plays
Red zone
Louisiana offense
9thof 1380.29881 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
57thof 138-0.10581 plays
Louisiana defense · allowed
76thof 138-0.02547 plays · small sample
vs
Southern Miss offense
94thof 138-0.07859 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Louisiana offense
64thof 13849.7%vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
116thof 13850.7%Louisiana defense · allowed
34thof 13836.9%vs
Southern Miss offense
91stof 13844.9%Away
Home
Louisiana Offense vs Southern Miss DefenseLouisiana · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.05#57
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#126-0.31
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.030#71
389 plays
EPA/Play
#1130.086
allowed · 355 plays
-0.040#85
136 plays
EPA/Pass
#1080.108
allowed · 133 plays
0.068#52
253 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1090.073
allowed · 222 plays
46.5%#81
389 plays
Success Rate
#12749.9%
allowed · 355 plays
43.4%#87
Pass Success Rate
#7743.3%
allowed
48.2%#72
Rush Success Rate
#11550.0%
allowed
49.7%#64
Available Yards %
#11650.7%
allowed
67.5#18
Net Field Position
#7871.1
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.039#61
312 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#64-0.020
allowed
6.8#63
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1036.8
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Louisiana Defense vs Southern Miss OffenseLouisiana · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.18#34
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#98-0.13
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.091#32
allowed · 386 plays
EPA/Play
#750.018
317 plays
-0.038#65
allowed · 200 plays
EPA/Pass
#560.061
175 plays
-0.147#19
allowed · 186 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#98-0.035
142 plays
42.0%#32
allowed · 386 plays
Success Rate
#9345.4%
317 plays
40.6%#39
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#10441.7%
41.5%#21
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#4750.0%
36.9%#34
allowed
Available Yards %
#9144.9%
73.6#33
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12673.3
-0.067#38
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#410.078
247 plays
6.2#125
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#696.8
2026 · Situational EPALouisiana · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.053
401 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.029
319 plays
-0.091
386 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.065
378 plays
0.298
81 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.078
59 plays · small sample
-0.025
47 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.105
81 plays
0.045
84 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.203
76 plays
0.039
88 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.223
91 plays