Southern Miss Golden Eagles Odds

Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football 2025 Season Preview

Southern Miss is in rebuild mode heading into 2025 after consecutive losing seasons, including a 1–11 finish in 2024. 

The Golden Eagles return veteran leadership on both sides of the ball, including WR Dannis Jackson, who averaged nearly 20 yards per catch last season, and RB Frank Gore Jr., who continues to be the identity of this team. Gore passed 4,000 career rushing yards in 2024 and should be a workhorse again in his senior year.

Defensively, Southern Miss struggled with explosive plays, particularly through the air. However, the return of LB Swayze Bozeman and a more experienced defensive line unit could offer modest improvement.

The Golden Eagles may not be Sun Belt contenders yet, but they’re not far removed from a bowl appearance in 2022. If Rodemaker clicks, Southern Miss has the pieces to go bowling again in 2025. 

Betting on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Southern Miss Point Spreads

Point spreads are a popular bet one can make on either team in a college football game and are based on the margin of victory for the winning team.

A Southern Miss spread might look like this:

• Southern Miss +3.5 (-110)
• Arkansas State -3.5 (-110)

A 31-28 loss for Southern Miss is still a win for spread bettors since the three-point margin of defeat is less than the 3.5-point spread. Spread tickets on the Golden Eagles would cash with any loss of three or fewer points, or an outright win.

FAQ: Everything you need to know about point spreads

Southern Miss Over/Unders

Over/unders, or totals, are bets on the number of points scored in the game. Southern Miss was last in the Sun Belt West Division in the regular season in 2024 at 1-11.

FAQ: Betting the point total, explained | What is a push?

Southern Miss Moneylines

While spread bets depend on the amount of the victory, moneyline bets are a bit simpler, as all that matters is which team wins. Let's look at an example:

• Southern Miss -160
• Troy +180

The minus (-) and plus (+) signs distinguish the favorite from the underdog, making Southern Miss the favorite in this scenario. Odds can be understood more clearly if you think in terms of $100 increments. A wager on the Golden Eagles odds would mean every $160 bet nets $100. And it's the opposite for underdogs: Here, the Troy moneyline was set at +180, meaning a $100 wager would profit $180.

Moneylines are also commonly used when making parlays, which are multiple bets tied into one. Let’s say you bet on Southern Miss' moneyline and the Over, both bets would need to win for that parlay to be successful. The risk may be greater, but so is the reward with increased odds. Use our Odds Calculator to calculate any bet amount or conversion.

FAQ: How to bet on the moneyline | How to make a parlay

Southern Miss Props

Player props are bets on how much of a specific statistic a player will accumulate.

For example, you could bet on how many touchdown passes Rodemaker will throw in a game or bet over or under on WR Dannis Jackson's receiving yards. Many skill position players (and some defenders) will have a variety of props available to bet each game.

FAQ: Here’s how prop betting works

Southern Miss Futures

Futures are somewhat similar to prop bets in the way both are monitored over the course of a season. However, most future bets are focused on end of season success. Examples of futures are:

• Southern Miss odds to win the Sun Belt Conference
• Southern Miss odds to reach the College Football Playoff

If you think the Golden Eagles can win the Sun Belt this season, this is the bet to make. These types of bets are called futures, and they're just wagers on things that settle at the end of the year. For a full list of college football futures, click or tap here.

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