ASA TOP PLAY 10* ON Southern Miss Golden Eagles (-) over South Alabama Jaguars, Thursday at 9 PM ET: Game #236

This line was as high as a -15.5 but now has fallen to as low as a -13 as of Thursday morning. We're going to take advantage of this line falling below the key number of 14 and get involved with a Golden Eagles team that is primed for a blowout win here. Southern Miss finished last season poorly as they lost their 3 last games by a combined 50 points! That being said, the Eagles have been anxiously awaiting a chance to erase the bitter taste of last season's poor finish and finally it has arrived. South Alabama should prove to be the perfect "punching bag" here for Southern MIss to take out their frustrations relating to last year's poor ending. While it is true that the Jaguars return 15 starters from last year's team that may not be such a good thing as that Jags team won just 2 games last season! Look for the Golden Eagles to take advantage of a South Alabama pass defense that was a significant weakness last season. Also, the Eagles did lose 2 years ago as a home favorite against a Sun Belt opponent and they have been reminded of that heading into this game. In other words they won't make the same mistake twice and, per our computer math model, a win in the 3 TD range is expected in this one. Lay the big points with Southern Miss in what should be a home blowout in evening action Thursday.