The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles will host the UTSA Road Runners on Saturday, and the home team is a heavy favorite. Neither team inspires much confidence on defense, and I expect to see a high scoring game in Hattiesburg.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Road Runners Defense - The UTSA defense ranks 113th nationally against the pass, and they were lit up for 351 yards by Jeff Driskel of LA-Tech last week. They have a tough task ahead of them this week, facing the Nick Mullens who ranks 5th nationally with over 2000 passing yards so far this season.

2. Home Cookin' - The Golden Eagles have scored an average of 39 points while winning two of three at home. Their only loss at home came against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. They should be able to light up the scoreboard here against an inferior opponent.

3. X-Factor - The Over is 5-2 in Roadrunners last 7 games overall.

Selection: This is a play on the Road Runners vs. Golden Eagles to go OVER the total (8*)