Southern Miss vs. Alabama Odds
TUSCALOOSA, AL (The Spread) – No. 3 Alabama looks to make a case as the top team in the country on Saturday when it hosts Southern Miss at 6PM ET on ESPN2.
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Alabama is 2-0 on the season, 1-0 at home and 0-2 against the spread. Southern Miss is 1-1 on the year, 0-1 on the road and 0-2 against the spread. These two haven’t met since 2005, but Alabama has won five straight over Southern Miss.
Trends show that Alabama is 1-5 against the spread in its last 6 games in September and 0-3-1 ATS in its last 4 home games. Southern Miss is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games following a win.
According to oddsmakers from BetDSI, Alabama is the clear favorite at home, as the Crimson Tide are getting odds of -48 points against Southern Miss. The over/under total has been set at 55 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Alabama favored by 47 points. The spread made the slow move up to 48. The over/under total hasn’t changed since opening at 55 points.
Alabama is coming off a 41-0 win over Florida Atlantic last week, looking much stronger than it did against West Virginia to start the season. The Tide posted 620 total yards of offense in the win while holding FAU to just 145 yards. Blake Sims threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns on 12 of 14 passing while Amari Cooper caught 13 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown.
Southern Miss is coming off a 26-20 win over Alcorn State at home, a week after losing 49-0 to Mississippi State. In the win over Alcorn State, the Golden Eagles had 415 yards of offense while giving up 393 yards to Alcorn. Quarterback Nick Mullens was 21 of 33 passing for 208 yards and two touchdowns while Ito Smith rushed for 118 yards on 32 carries.
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In terms of Injuries, Alabama receiver DeAndrew White (shoulder) is out for this game while tight end Kurt Freitag (toe) is questionable. Southern Miss running back Jalen Richard (finger) and offensive lineman Norman Price (lower body) are both questionable.
The Public Bets for this game are backing Alabama, as the Crimson Tide are getting 53% of the wagers with odds of -48 points against Southern Miss on Saturday.
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