The Marshall Thundering Herd (4-1) put their three-game win streak on the line as they take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-2). The country’s fifth-leading passer, Nick Mullens (1,691 yards, 14 TDs), will be featured in this game. Having won three of their last four, Southern Miss is looking to add to their success this week. The game kicks off Friday, Oct 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET and will be shown on CBSS.
In last week’s matchup, Marshall smashed Old Dominion 27-7. Ryan Yurachek had a good performance in the victory, pulling in six receptions for 63 yards and one TD. DeAndre Reaves had 70 receiving yards on six catches. Winning in similar fashion, Southern Miss won big over North Texas 49-14. Mike Thomas had a great game for the Golden Eagles, grabbing seven receptions for 155 yards and three TDs. Nick Mullens had a great game as well, adding 325 yards and four TDs through the air.
The Golden Eagles are a six-point underdog against the Thundering Herd and the Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is unavailable currently.
Sitting at 4-1 Straight Up (SU) and 3-2 Against The Spread (ATS), the Thundering Herd will look to improve heading into Week 6. The Thundering Herd are one of the best in the country at scoring in the fourth quarter, averaging 9.8 points.
As for their opponent, the Golden Eagles are a good bet ATS with a perfect record of 5-0 to go along with a 3-2 SU record.
Predictions: SU Winner – Southern Miss, ATS Winner – Southern Miss
Notes
Marshall is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games.
Marshall is 12-4-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home.
Marshall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Marshall is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southern Miss.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Marshall’s last 5 games when playing Southern Miss.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Miss’s last 5 games when playing Marshall.
Southern Miss is 3-0 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Marshall is 2-0 SU when leading after three quarters.
Southern Miss holds the upper hand in the passing game, according to overall FBS ratings. Its offensive passing game (ranked 14th in the country) will face the 16th-ranked pass defense of Marshall, while its 85th-ranked pass defense will look to limit the 97th-ranked aerial attack of the Thundering Herd.
The Marshall rushing attack is ranked 95th in the nation, while the Southern Miss run defense is only ranked 105th. The Golden Eagles running game is ranked 59th, compared to the 92nd-ranked rush defense of the Thundering Herd.
Marshall has given up 19.0 points per contest this year, which is ranked only 37th in the nation. Southern Miss has scored 40.2 points per game this year and is ranked 12th in all of FBS.
