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Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech: Week 11 preview

• Southern Miss (3-5) visits Louisiana Tech (6-2) on Sat, Nov 14 · 5:00 PM ET.
• SP+ power ratings: Southern Miss -16.0 (126th), Louisiana Tech -2.6 (84th). SP+ projects Louisiana Tech by 15.9, including 2.5 points of home field.
• The Southern Miss offense ranks 124th in FBS in EPA per play (−0.03); the Louisiana Tech defense ranks 28th (+0.02 allowed). Biggest Southern Miss edges: rushing explosiveness, explosiveness. The Louisiana Tech defense holds the edge in EPA per pass, EPA per play, power success rate.
• The Louisiana Tech offense ranks 62nd in FBS in EPA per play (+0.13); the Southern Miss defense ranks 97th (+0.16 allowed). Biggest Louisiana Tech edges: rushing explosiveness, passing success rate, EPA per play. The Southern Miss defense holds the edge in sack rate, passing explosiveness.
• Schedule so far (average FBS opponent SP+): Southern Miss −6.0 (111th toughest), Louisiana Tech −2.2 (88th toughest).
• Weather: Cloudy, 54°F at kickoff (feels like 47°), 8% chance of rain, wind NE 5 mph gusting to 6.