Troy has amassed an average of 546 yards of total offense its first two games, including 386 against Clemson as the Trojans lost 30-24 as a 34.5-point underdog. Brandon Silvers was 24 of 42 for 233 yards and two touchdowns, and Troy rushed for 141 yards on 4.3 yards per carry. Silvers has completed 63.8 percent of his passes this season for an average of 231 yards per game, and Jordan Chunn is the leading rusher with 102.5 yards per contest on 7.3 yards per carry. Defensively, the Trojans allowed 414 total yards against Clemson as Deshaun Watson threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns. The Troy defense now has a tough assignment playing its second straight road game after a hard-fought battle against a Power 5 school. Southern Miss had a cakewalk against Savannah State as the Golden Eagles racked up 574 yards, including 358 on the ground. Southern Miss is averaging a whopping 50 points per game, which includes its 44-35 win at Kentucky in the season opener. Nick Mullens has a 70.8 percent completion rate and has thrown five touchdown passes in the two games. The Golden Eagles have two running backs averaging more than 100 yards per contest in Ito Smith and George Payne. Southern Miss shut out an FCS school last week, but against Kentucky the Eagles allowed 409 total offense yards. Southern Miss has gone OVER the total five of its last seven games, and Troy has gone OVER in 38 of its last 52 non-conference games. Play this matchup to soar OVER the total.
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CFB
Troy at Southern Miss
September 17, 2016
7:25 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total OVER 65 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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