Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, MS

TV: ESPN/ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Eagles (+13.5)

Total/Over-Under: 61.5

M. M. Roberts Stadium is the location where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-11 last year) will go up against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-10 last season) on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Mississippi State opens this matchup as 13.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 61.5.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs wrapped up their season with a 2-10 record. In their last matchup, the Bulldogs took the field against the Ole Miss Rebels and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 26-14. In the running game, the Bulldogs gave up 254 yds on 51 attempts, which is 5.0 yards per run allowed. Mississippi State surrendered 14 completions on 24 tries for a total of 143 yds, and a completion rate of 58.3%. At the end of the game, they had 63 plays which converted into 330 yds. The Mississippi State Bulldogs ran the football 30 different times and totaled 39 yards, which earned them an average of 1.3 yds per attempt.

The Bulldogs earned 4,526 total yards for the prior year. Mississippi State totaled 19 touchdowns through the air and 19 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the football 18 different times. Mississippi State had 244 1st downs as a team, and they were hurt by 82 infractions for 724 yards. As a team they maintained an average of 137.9 yards on the ground, which ranked them 87th in the nation. Concerning putting points on the board, the Mississippi State Bulldogs had an average of 25.8 PPG.

The Bulldogs ranked 118th in college football when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 34.1 PPG. The opposition ran for an average of 5.0 yards per rushing attempt and 216.9 yards on the ground per game last season. Overall, they gave up 2,603 yards on the ground in 12 games. In terms of yards through the air, the Bulldogs gave up 2,874 yards which put them in 78th in the country. During their 12 games played last year, they allowed 239.5 yards per contest via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 70.4%. They granted 456.4 yards/game which ranked them 126th in college football. They gave up 23 touchdowns via the pass and 24 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Golden Eagles wrapped up their season with a 1-11 record. The last time they took the field, the Golden Eagles took a loss by a final score of 52-20 when they played the Troy Trojans. The Golden Eagles finished the contest with a total of 290 yards on 61 plays (4.8 yards per play). Southern Miss ran the football for 1.0 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 31 yards on 30 carries. Southern Miss gave up 44 run attempts for 266 yds (6.0 yards per carry). The Golden Eagles pass defense conceded a completion rate of 51.9%, relinquishing 187 yards on 14 out of 27 through the air.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles averaged 283.5 yards per contest, which had them sitting 131st in D-1. The Southern Miss offense compiled 580 yards of penalties on 72 violations, which had them sitting 79th in the nation in terms of hurting your team. They held an average of 108.6 yards per game on the ground and ran for 1,303 yards in total. They gave away 17 picks while losing 12 fumbles and they obtained 185 1st downs. In relation to how much they scored, the Golden Eagles sat 132nd in D-1 with 15.3 points per contest. Last year, the Golden Eagles earned 2,099 yards through the air in addition to an average of 174.9 passing yards per outing, which ranked 120th in the country.

Southern Miss allowed the opposition a total of 2,792 yards rushing (232.7 yards/game) in addition to 31 touchdowns rushing over the course of last season. They surrendered 24 touchdowns through the air in addition to 216.5 yards per game, which put them in 64th in Division 1. Their defense earned 4 fumbles recovered and 6 interceptions last season. The Golden Eagles defense was on the field for 796 plays, which ranked them 33rd in D-1. The Golden Eagles conceded 37.8 PPG, which had them sitting 128th in Division 1. Overall, they conceded 454 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Bulldogs/Golden Eagles college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Bulldogs -13.5

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