Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 18

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5, 0-0 Sun Belt) host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-10, 0-0 Sun Belt) at Reed Green Coliseum, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The Golden Eagles are 13.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 132.5.

Southern Miss lost its last matchup 71-67 against Ole Miss on Saturday. In the loss, Isaac Tavares led Southern Miss with 20 points. Louisiana's most recent game was a 65-44 loss to Louisiana Tech on Saturday. Dorian Finister's team-high 14 points paced Louisiana in the loss.

Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Spread favorite: Southern Miss -13.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern Miss -1205
• Moneyline underdog: Louisiana +750
• Over/Under: 132.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana

• Southern Miss and its opponents have combined to go over Thursday's over/under of 132.5 points seven times this season.
• In Louisiana's 11 games this season, five finished with more combined points than Thursday's point total of 132.5.
• The over/under for the contest of 132.5 is 0.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Golden Eagles (76.9) and Ragin' Cajuns (56.2).
• This matchup's over/under is 11.0 fewer points than the 143.5 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Southern Miss' games is 149.3 points, 16.8 more than the total of 132.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 5.2 points higher than the average over/under in Louisiana's games this season of 127.3.

Betting the Spread: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana

• Southern Miss is 4-5-0 against the spread this year.
• In Louisiana's 11 games this year, it has four wins against the spread.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have been underdogs by 13.5 points or more three times this year and have not covered the spread once.
• Louisiana has one win against the spread, and are 0-7 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana

• Southern Miss has won both games it has played as a moneyline favorite this season.
• The Golden Eagles have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -1205 moneyline set for this game.
• Southern Miss has a 92.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Louisiana has been posted as the moneyline underdog nine times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +750 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Louisiana has an 11.8% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Southern Miss vs. Louisiana

• Pick ATS: Southern Miss (- 13.5)
• Pick OU: Under (132.5)
  
• Prediction: Southern Miss 73 - Louisiana 51