Louisiana vs. Southern Miss prediction, odds, line: Week 9 college football picks, best bets by proven model

Southern Miss Golden Eagles take on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in a Sun Belt Conference showdown on Thursday night. Southern Miss leads the all-time series 40-11-1. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times and has returned huge returns for its players.

Louisiana vs. Southern Miss is a college football game on Saturday. The Ragin' Cajuns are 4-0 against the spread in their last four games in October. USM is 5-1 ATS in its last six games following an ATCW win.

Louisiana vs. Southern Miss is a college football game. The Ragin' Cajuns are 4-0 against the spread in their last four games in October. USM is 5-1 ATS in its last six games following an ATC.

Zach Wilcke has been playing well for Southern Miss this season. He has completed 90 of 150 passes for 979 yards and 7 touchdowns. Frank Gore Jr. has rushed for 568 yards (4.9 average) and 4 touchdowns for the Golden Eagles.

Louisiana is the favorite to cover the spread against Southern Miss. The team's quarterback is Ben Wooldridge, who was on fire last Saturday. He completed 21 of 34 passes for 316 yards and five touchdowns in a 38-18 win over Arkansas State. For the season, he has completed 62.8% of his passes and has a rating of 145.9.

Louisiana vs. Southern Miss is a college football game on Saturday. SportsLine's model is leaning Under on the point total and has an against-the-spread pick that hits in over 70% of simulations.