The South Alabama Jaguars host the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Sept. 24. The Bulldogs have won both previous meetings, but the Jaguars are 12.5-point favorites in this one. '
Louisiana Tech is 1-2 after losing 48-20 at Clemson on Saturday. The Bulldogs covered the spread as they were 33.5-point underdogs, with an O/U of 53. Clemson only led 13-6 at halftime but scored 21 points in the third quarter and never looked back. La. Tech opened the season with a 52-24 loss at Missouri before beating Stephen F. Austin 52-17 in Week 2. The Bulldogs were 20-point underdogs at Missouri and 6.5-point favorites against Stephen F. Austin. Both games went OVER (62 vs. Missouri, 64.5 vs SFA).
South Alabama is 2-1 after a 32-31 loss at UCLA as a 16-point underdog. The Jaguars led 17-13 at the half and 31-23 after the third quarter. UCLA pulled within two, 31-29, early in the fourth quarter after a touchdown and failed two-point conversion. Then kicked a field goal as time expired to win. The O/U for the game was 59. The Jaguars opened the season with a 48-7 win over Nicholls State, covering as a 13.5-point favorite and going OVER the total of 53. As a six-point underdog on the road at Central Michigan, they won 38-24. The O/U for that game was 57.