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Southern Miss Defeats Rice 38-24 - Recap
Frank Gore Jr. ran for 329 yards as Southern Miss handled Rice by a score of 38-24 on Saturday at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
Southern Miss was a favorite by -6.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 45.5.
Frank Gore Jr. rushed for 329 yards, while Janari Dean added 12 yards in the win. Jakarius Caston and Jason Brownlee added 94 and 72 receiving yards respectively.
Cameron Montgomery rushed for 63 yards for Rice, while Braylen Walker added 20 yards. AJ Padgett threw for 295 yards for the Owls, while receivers Isaiah Esdale and Luke McCaffrey had 83 and 67 yards respectively.
Rice was outgained by Southern Miss 550-425 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 22-21 by the Golden Eagles.
The time of possession battle favored Rice as their offense was on the field for 32:38, longer than the 27:22 of their opponents.