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Southern Miss

SBC · 1-1 · power +3.5 · #136
Our numberODU -8.6 no book has priced this game

Old Dominion

SBC · 1-1 · power +9.3 · #90
Our side
MoneylineODU to win ours 68%
Projected score 23–32 USM – ODU
2026-11-28 · kickoff TBD S.B. Ballard Stadium · Norfolk, VA SBC game Early season

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Series Old Dominion lead 2–1 · 3 meetings since 2015
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Old Dominion Monarchs 112 ranks
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #137 rush offense Old Dominion Monarchs #25 run defense
Pass game edge Old Dominion Monarchs 78 ranks
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #91 pass offense Old Dominion Monarchs #13 pass defense
Run game edge Old Dominion Monarchs 107 ranks
Old Dominion Monarchs #73 rush offense Southern Miss Golden Eagles #180 run defense
Pass game even 11 ranks apart
Old Dominion Monarchs #47 pass offense Southern Miss Golden Eagles #36 pass defense
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Balanced · 51% run Avg pace Old Dominion Monarchs Run-heavy · 61% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 84 rush ypg
Charles Huff · 39-25 Ricky Rahne · 30-33

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
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
Old Dominion Monarchs
DL Javen Gibson 7 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL #66 DL
DB Lucas Struck 11 tkl · 3 PD #92 DB
LB Mario Thompson 19 tkl · 1.0 TFL #79 LB
QB Quinn Henicle 324 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 INT #46 QB

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
Southern Miss Golden EaglesSBC +3.5 +1.6 +1.9 #136
Old Dominion MonarchsSBC +9.3 +1.2 +8.0 #90

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

Where the number comes from
Southern Miss offense vs Old Dominion defense-6.5 pts
Old Dominion offense vs Southern Miss defense-0.7 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 837 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.