Two Sun Belt West rivals meet Thursday night as the Southern Miss Golden Eagles host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Check out our Louisiana-Southern Miss picks.
Louisiana and Southern Miss are each on a two-game winning streak and own identical 4-3 records. Two of the Ragin' Cajuns' three losses are by four or fewer points, while Southern Miss has just one such loss, with the other two coming by a combined 40 points to Miami and Troy.
Here are our top picks for the college football Week 9 game between Louisiana and Southern Miss (odds via FanDuel Sportsbook, BetMGM, and Caesars Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
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