LSU vs. Southern Miss Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 29

The LSU Tigers (11-1) host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6) at Pete Maravich Assembly Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, December 29, 2025. The Tigers are 18.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 157.5 in the matchup.

LSU is coming off of a 104-90 victory against Prairie View A&M in its last outing on Monday. In LSU's win, Marquel Sutton led the way with a team-high 21 points (adding 11 rebounds and three assists). Southern Miss fell in its most recent matchup 93-86 against Arkansas State on Saturday. Tylik Weeks scored a team-best 25 points for Southern Miss in the loss.

LSU vs. Southern Miss Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: LSU -18.5
• Moneyline favorite: LSU -3846
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Miss +1425
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

How to watch LSU vs. Southern Miss

• TV Channel: SEC Network+
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Betting the Over/Under: LSU vs. Southern Miss

• LSU and its opponents have combined to go over Monday's total of 157.5 points six times this season.
• This season, four of Southern Miss' games have finished with a combined score higher than 157.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 165.4 points per game, 7.9 points more than the total of 157.5 for this matchup.
• The 144.3 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 13.2 fewer than the 157.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for LSU's games is 160.7 points, 3.2 more than the total of 157.5 points set for this contest.
• Southern Miss' games have an average over/under of 149.0 points this season, 8.5 points lower than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: LSU vs. Southern Miss

• LSU has six wins against the spread in 12 games this year.
• This season, the Tigers have just two ATS wins in six games as a favorite of 18.5 points or more.
• Southern Miss is 4-7-0 against the spread this season.
• The Golden Eagles have yet to cover the spread this season when underdogs by 18.5 points or more.
• At home this year, LSU is 7-0 overall and 3-4 against the spread.
• At home, LSU has two wins ATS (2-4) as a 18.5-point favorite or more.
• In away games, Southern Miss has two wins against the spread and are 1-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: LSU vs. Southern Miss

• LSU has been the moneyline favorite in nine games this season and picked up the win in all of them.
• The Tigers are undefeated in three games this season when favored by -3846 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that LSU has a 97.5% chance to win.
• Southern Miss has won in two of the eight contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Golden Eagles have played as an underdog of +1425 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Southern Miss has a 6.6% chance of pulling out a win.