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UConn

IND · 1-1 · power +2.4 · #147
Our side · spreadUSM +3.5 our number USM -7.9 · 11.4 pts from the market our number starts from the opening line and is corrected +5.0 for this matchup by our data on both teams

Southern Miss

SBC · 1-1 · power +3.5 · #136
Our side
SpreadUSM +3.5 ours USM -7.9
TotalOver 54.5 ours 55.4
MoneylineUSM to win ours 56% · book 40%
Distance from the market 11.4 pts / +0.9 total a caution, not a signal
Projected score 24–32 CONN – USM
2026-09-19 · 7:00 PM M. M. Roberts Stadium · Hattiesburg, MS Early season

The books 3 account books · tap any price — the ticket builds at that book

Book CONN spreadUSM spread OverUnder CONN winUSM win CONN TT overCONN TT under USM TT overUSM TT under
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Ours vs the market

SpreadSouthern Miss -7.9
the marketSouthern Miss +3.5
Total55.4
the market54.5
Southern Miss win56% vs 40%

Both percentages are Southern Miss’s chance to win — ours, then the book’s with the vig removed, medianed across the books we track.

What the gap has been worth 10,740 games · 2016–2025

0–3 pts52.0%
3–750.2%
7–1449.3%
14+46.8%

How often the side we favoured covered, by how far our number sat from the market’s. Break-even at −110 is 52.4% — no bucket reaches it, and the rate falls as we disagree more. The further we sit from the market, the worse we have done.

First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge UConn Huskies 140 ranks
UConn Huskies #40 rush offense Southern Miss Golden Eagles #180 run defense
Pass game even 6 ranks apart
UConn Huskies #42 pass offense Southern Miss Golden Eagles #36 pass defense
Run game edge Southern Miss Golden Eagles 87 ranks
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #137 rush offense UConn Huskies #224 run defense
Pass game even 33 ranks apart
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #91 pass offense UConn Huskies #124 pass defense
UConn Huskies Balanced · 49% run Ball-control Southern Miss Golden Eagles Balanced · 51% run Avg pace
Jim Mora · 44-42 · offense-minded Charles Huff · 39-25

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
UConn Huskies
DL Anas Luqman 5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #179 DL
DB Zion Paret 15 tkl · 1 PD #209 DB
LB K'Von Sherman 14 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #153 LB
DB Saxton Suchanic 4 tkl · 3 PD #287 DB
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
RB Steven Robinson 174 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec #37 RB
DB Kobi Albert 7 tkl · 1 PD · 3 INT #87 DB
DB Laquan Robinson 17 tkl · 1 PD #192 DB
LB Mathis Haygood 15 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL #133 LB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
UConn HuskiesIND +2.4 +3.2 -0.8 #147
Southern Miss Golden EaglesSBC +3.5 +1.6 +1.9 #136

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
UConn offense vs Southern Miss defense+1.3 pts
Southern Miss offense vs UConn defense+2.4 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,171 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.