Nate's Pick
The line movement hasn’t been as dramatic as some of the other games and has moved from -4.5 to -6.5 which is just normal market movement because Rice stinks.Â
Bluntly, Rice is not good and really doesn’t have any business playing in the postseason. They come in on a three-game losing streak that has seen them lose by a combined 73 points during that stretch. Not awesome.
The Owls put a defense on the field that ranks outside the top-100 in basically every meaningful metric, so there’s not a way to spin things generously for that unit. They are a complete liability.
Offensively, they’ve been erratic and have struggled to find a quarterback who looks to be a regular starter.
This is going to be a problem against a USM defense that rates out pretty well. Defense is the strength of Southern Miss and they should be well-equipped to slow down the Owls.
Factoring in how bad Rice is on defense and this looks like a pretty clear play to me.
