Kansas Jayhawks at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 2010 NCAAF Week 3 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: The roller coaster Kansas Jayhawks travel to Hattiesburg Mississippi Friday night to take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at 8:00 PM ET and the game can be seen on ESPN. New head football coach Turner Gill has had his team lose their opener to a FCS subdivision team only to beat a top 25 ranked FBS team the following week. Which Kansas team will show up Friday night? The Golden Eagles have started 1-1 as well but lost to a now ranked South Carolina and beat a FCS subdivision team the following week; a more traditional start. Vegas odds makers have the Southern Miss Golden Eagles a -6 point favorite at home against the Kansan Jayhawks.
The Jayhawks are at 1-1 and are coming off a huge win for coach Gill over ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 28-25 at home. It was all 7’s for the Jayhawks as they scored a touchdown in each quarter. Freshman quarterback Jordon Webb had a big day throwing 18 for 29 balls for 179 yards and 3 touchdowns with a pick. Another freshman, running back James Sims also broke out with 17 carries for 101 yards in his first action as a Jayhawk. “It’s just one ball game,” Gill said downplaying the importance of the win. “We’re here to be successful over a long period of time, many years. One game doesn’t define our program.” Kansas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road and the total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas’s last 10 games on the road. Odds makers at Brobury have the over/under for the total score at 52 points combined of the Kansas Jayhawks and Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.
Southern Miss is 1-1 but 0-2 against the spread as their 34-7 win at home against Prairie View failed to cover the -32 point spread and the combined score was UNDER the total. Golden Eagles quarterback Austin Davis was 11-18 for 178 yards a touchdown and a pick in 3 quarters of play. His favorite target was DeAndre Brown who snagged 5 balls for 100 yards and a touchdown. Southern Miss racked up a total of 253 yards on the ground by a platoon of running backs.
I predict another down week for the Kansas Jayhawks as they head into hostile territory in that town I heard so much about in the training camp of the Minnesota Vikings. Hattiesburg has quieted down since Brett Favre headed north but it will be loud on Friday night. Give the points to win, go Golden Eagles! Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NCAA Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.