Venue & Event Details
Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
Kickoff: 12:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM CST
Broadcast: ESPN+
Weather Forecast
Temperature: 66°F at kickoff, dropping into upper 50s by evening
Conditions: Partly cloudy skies, winds 8–12 mph
Impact: Passing may be slightly affected; rushing and short-yardage execution favored
Injury Report
Southern Miss:
QB Landry Lyddy (healthy, 267 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs vs Texas State)
RB Jeffery Pittman (healthy, 54 yards, 1 TD vs Texas State)
WR Elijah Metcalf (healthy, 10 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD vs Texas State)
South Alabama:
QB Bishop Davenport (healthy, 162 yards passing, 50 rushing yards, 2 TDs vs ULM)
RB Kentrel Bullock (healthy, 85 yards, 2 TDs vs ULM)
WR Anthony Eager (healthy, 83 yards receiving vs ULM)
Key Player Matchups
Landry Lyddy (Southern Miss QB) vs South Alabama Secondary: Lyddy’s accuracy (65.9% vs Texas State) will test a defense that has allowed big plays late in games.
Jeffery Pittman (Southern Miss RB) vs South Alabama Front Seven: Pittman’s steady rushing against a Jaguars defense that gave up 4.3 YPC last week.
Bishop Davenport (South Alabama QB) vs Southern Miss Defense: Davenport’s dual-threat ability (50 rushing yards, 2 TDs vs ULM) could challenge Southern Miss’s containment.
Recent Team Forms
Southern Miss: Lost 41–14 vs Texas State (Nov. 15); won 27–21 vs Arkansas State (Nov. 8).
South Alabama: Beat Louisiana-Monroe 26–14 (Nov. 15); lost 31–20 vs Troy (Nov. 1).
Series History
All-time: Southern Miss leads 4–2.
Recent: Southern Miss won 34–31 in 2024; South Alabama won 27–20 in 2023.
Betting Trends:
Southern Miss is 5–5 ATS this season.
South Alabama is 4–6 ATS.
Overs have hit in 5 of Southern Miss’s 10 games; 6 of South Alabama’s 10 games.
Historical Betting Results
Southern Miss is 4–2–1 ATS as a favorite of -2.5 or more.
South Alabama is 2–1 ATS as an underdog of +2.5 or more.
Unders have hit in 2 of last 3 head-to-head matchups.
Prediction: Southern Miss 29 – South Alabama 26
Game Odds
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles – 2.5
South Alabama Jaguars 53.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
