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Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Kentucky Wildcats
Kroger Field has a Week 1 contest on tap for Saturday as the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Kentucky Wildcats play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -24-point favorites versus the Golden Eagles, while the game's total opened at 52.5.
Kentucky was a 38-35 loser in their most recent outing at home against Tigers. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (73) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Southern Miss, they were a 35-17 loser as they battled Trojans at home. Southern Miss failed to cover in the match as a +17-point underdog, while 52 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Southern Miss:
Team record: 3-9 SU,4-8 ATS
Southern Miss is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Southern Miss is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Miss's last 6 games
Kentucky:
Team record: 7-6 SU,7-6 ATS
Kentucky is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kentucky's last 10 games
Next up:
Southern Miss home to Southeastern Louisiana Saturday, September 7
Kentucky home to South Carolina Saturday, September 7