Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Rice Owls vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles college football matchup on October 2, 2021.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-3, 0-0 C-USA) are small, 2.5-point underdogs in a road C-USA matchup against the Rice Owls (1-3, 0-0 C-USA) on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Rice Stadium. The point total is 45.
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Odds for Rice vs. Southern Miss
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Over/Under Insights
- Rice has combined with its opponents to score more than 45 points in all four games this season.
- Southern Miss' games have gone over 45 points in just one opportunity this season.
- The combined points per game average of the two teams, 34.8, is 10.2 points fewer than Saturday's over/under.
- These two squads surrender a combined 72.3 points per game, 27.3 more than this contest's over/under.
- Owls games this season feature an average total of 51.8 points, a number 6.8 points higher than Saturday's over/under.
- In 2021, games involving the Golden Eagles have averaged a total of 52.9 points, 7.9 more than the set over/under in this contest.
Rice Stats and Trends
- Thus far this season Rice is winless against the spread.
- This season, the Owls are winless ATS when entering a game as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
- Rice's games this year have hit the over on all four set point totals.
- The Owls rack up 10.8 fewer points per game (18.0) than the Golden Eagles surrender (28.8).
- The Owls average only 18.2 more yards per game (356.0) than the Golden Eagles give up per contest (337.8).
- The Owls have turned the ball over five more times (10 total) than the Golden Eagles have forced a turnover (5) this season.
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Rice at SISportsbook.
Southern Miss Stats and Trends
- Southern Miss has covered the spread once this year.
- The Golden Eagles have yet to cover the spread this year when underdogs by 2.5 points or more.
- Southern Miss' games this year have hit the over on one of four set point totals (25%).
- This season the Golden Eagles rack up 26.7 fewer points per game (16.8) than the Owls surrender (43.5).
- The Golden Eagles average 266.5 yards per game, 195.3 fewer yards than the 461.8 the Owls allow.
- The Golden Eagles have turned the ball over five more times (8 total) than the Owls have forced a turnover (3) this season.
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.