The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-2) and No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) meet Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Southern Miss at Alabama odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
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The Golden Eagles haven’t had a lot of success through three games, only besting FCS Grambling 37-0 Sept. 11. USM lost its opener to South Alabama 31-7 Sept. 4 and was dumped 21-9 by Troy last weekend. The Under has cashed in all three outings.
The Crimson Tide passed its first true test last week at Florida, hanging on for a 31-29 win. The Tide have scored at least 31 points in all three of their games, but they’re just 1-2 ATS while hitting the Over twice.
Southern Miss at Alabama odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Southern Miss +44.5 (-120) | Alabama -44.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Southern Miss at Alabama odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Alabama 47, Southern Miss 10
Money line
There was no money line at the time of this publishing, but it wouldn’t be worth pursuing anyway.
Against the spread
SOUTHERN MISS +44.5 (-120) is the play. While Alabama throttled Miami in its opener, the Tide have managed to cover just once in three outings.
This game will follow a similar path of the Mercer game for the Tide. Alabama will fly out to a big lead, then take its foot off the gas. The Golden Eagles won’t do a lot, but they’ll do enough to grab a cover.
Over/Under
UNDER 58.5 (-112) is the lean, mainly because of USM’s struggles on offense. It will be quite the feat if it can get more than 10 points against the top-ranked team in the nation.
Alabama will roll up big points in the first half, and the Under will look to be in danger. However, expect ‘Bama to call off the dogs and turn it over to the reserves for a good chunk of the second half, resting up in this final tune-up before the conference battles begin.
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