Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana Tech NCAAF Model, Pick & Prediction: Sharps Targeting Conference USA Showdown

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Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana Tech Odds, Moneyline, Total

Southern Mississippi Odds+3.5 
Louisiana Tech Odds-3.5 
Southern Mississippi Moneyline+130
Louisiana Tech Moneyline-150
Over/Under222
Time8 p.m. ET (Friday)
TVCBS Sports Network

Odds are via DraftKings as of Thursday afternoon.

Southern Mississippi travels to Ruston to take on Louisiana Tech in this Conference USA matchup between two teams with losing records.

Louisiana Tech has lost four of their last five contests by an average of 19 points.

Meanwhile, Southern Mississippi hasn't logged a dub since September, when they beat Grambling State 37-0. They've gone 0-8 since, losing by a margin of over 20 points per game.

But, this won't necessarily be a stinker.

In fact, the wise guys out there love one side of this matchup very much.

The Action Network's betting models have tracked sharp action on this game. Read further to see what the models say.

Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana Tech Sharp Action

The big guns love Southern Mississippi with the points on this one.

The sharps have hit home the Golden Eagles. The line has moved from Southern Miss +17.5 to +15.5 since opening.

That's fading the public. Despite the sharp action, about 57% of the money and roughly 62% of the bets have been on Louisiana Tech to take this by at least three possessions.

The line movement may deter some. Since the sharp action moved the line, the money has moved in Louisiana Tech's favor.

More of the money had been on Southern Mississippi's spread before the line moved through the key number of +17.

If you're confident in sharp actors, Southern Mississippi might be the way to go here for this Conference USA matchup.

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