Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - New Orleans Bowl

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles square off against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the New Orleans Bowl as only 1.5-point underdogs on December 23, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Last time out, the Hilltoppers fell to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, with 37-34 being the final score.

In their last game, the Golden Eagles lost against the Troy Trojans, 28-18.

Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss Predictions

For the upcoming game between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Southern Miss Golden Eagles, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Golden Eagles (+ 1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (59.5)
  
• Prediction: Golden Eagles 34 - Hilltoppers 31

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Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Hilltoppers-Golden Eagles matchup.

• Western Kentucky Moneyline: -115
• Southern Miss Moneyline: -104

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Western Kentucky Betting Insights

• Western Kentucky has won six of the eight games it was listed as the moneyline favorite this season (75%).
• Western Kentucky has a record of 6-2 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter (75%).
• In five of 12 games this season, the Hilltoppers and their opponents have combined to score more than 59.5 points.
• Hilltoppers games this season have had an average of 56.2 points, 3.3 fewer than this matchup's over/under.
• The Hilltoppers are the 54th-highest scoring team in college football this year. The Golden Eagles have scored the 52nd-most points.

Southern Miss Betting Insights

• This season, Southern Miss has been the underdog three times and won one of those games.
• Southern Miss has a record of 1-2 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least -104 on the moneyline.
• Southern Miss has played five games this season that have gone over 59.5 combined points scored.
• Southern Miss has a 55.5-point average over/under in their outings this season, 4.0 fewer points than this game's total.

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Key Stats for Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss

• The Hilltoppers are averaging 405.4 yards per game on offense (48th in the FBS), and they rank 99th defensively with 402.6 yards allowed per game.
• Western Kentucky ranks 48th in scoring offense (29.8 points per game) and 55th in scoring defense (23.4 points allowed per game) this season.
• The Golden Eagles are compiling 403.7 total yards per game on offense this season (52nd-ranked). Meanwhile, they are giving up 402.3 total yards per contest (98th-ranked).
• Southern Miss ranks 48th in the FBS with 29.8 points per contest on offense, and it ranks 84th with 27.4 points ceded per contest on defense.