College Football Odds: UL Lafayette-Southern Miss prediction, odds and pick

UL Lafayette Rajin’ Cajuns (4-3) take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles ( 4-2) on Thursday night at 7:30 pm ET. UL Lafayette started 2-0 before dropping their next three games. Since then, they've won two games in a row. Southern Mississippi lost their first two matches of the season but have since won four of their last five games and are currently tied for second place in the Sun Belt Conference.

UL Lafayette finished 16th in the final AP Poll last year. This year, they struggled to replace the school's all-time touchdown leader Levi Lewis at quarterback. Ben Wooldridge has won two straight games as the starting quarterback for UL-Lafayette. Last week he completed 21-34 passes for 316 yards and five touchdowns against Arkansas State. The Rajin’ Cajuns rushed 50 times for 206 yards against the Red Wolves. Southern Miss gave up negative six yards rushing last week.

Southern Miss is in the midst of its best stretch of the season. The team is 4-1 in their last 5 games. Frank Gore Jr. is the son of former NFL star Frank. Gore is coming off his highest-touch game of this season last week. UL Lafayette's defense surrendered 120 yards and two touchdowns to Marshall's Khalan Laborn.  UL Lafayette is a favorite. Southern Miss has a chance to cover the spread.

Southern Miss is a slight favorite in this pivotal conference matchup.

Southern Miss is -1.5 at the College Football Odds.