Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where Southern Miss gets at Louisiana Tech: 10th at hitting chunk plays, against a unit 119th at keeping everything in front of them. Louisiana Tech projects no clear way in against Southern Miss.
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hitting chunk plays · projected
USM#10 of 138LT#119 of 138
The two teams
Southern Miss
Southern Miss is in year 1 under Blake Anderson, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are offensive, led by 10th at hitting chunk plays.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (+0.9%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −24.8% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Southern Miss has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Offensehitting chunk plays#10projected
- Offensethrowing it#33projected
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech is in year 5 under Sonny Cumbie, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are defensive, led by 20th at stuffing runs at the line. The way in is 119th at keeping everything in front of them.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (+1.8%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −17.3% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Louisiana Tech has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Defensegetting stopped at the line#20projected
- Defensefirst and second down#32projected
- Defenserunning it#34projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensehitting chunk plays#119projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (LT Elo 1393, USM Elo 1275 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects LT PK (51% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
USM54th2ndLTLT8th31stUSMThrough the air
USM71st1stLTLT35th20thUSMOn the ground
USM7th40thLTLT32nd61stUSMStaying on the field
USM75th20thLTLT11th73rdUSMTaking care of it
USM31st88thLTLT1st6thUSM
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profilesSouthern Miss leads 20–13 · 39% have been one-possession games
| USM | LT | |
|---|---|---|
| -0.1 (#70) | CORE overall | -1.3 (#76) |
| +0 / +0 | offense / defense | -3 / -1 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech?
Gridpex's model favors Louisiana Tech with a 51% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech?
The model projects Southern Miss by 0.0.
What time is Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech and what channel is it on?
Time TBD, at Joe Aillet Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →