:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71781788/usa_today_17727446.0.jpg "Pick on the total for Southern Mississippi-UNLV on December 22")
A pair of surprising one loss teams in the UNLV Rebels and Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles look to enter conference play with momentum as the two hook up in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs. UNLV Rebels (-8, 141.5)
The calling card for both teams strong starts has been defense with UNLV ranked 26th in the country in points allowed on a per possession basis and Southern Mississippi 31st..