The Southern Mississippi Golden Jaguars lost by just 11 points as a 27-point underdog against Auburn two weeks ago. They're coming off their bye here at North Texas Mean Green Saturday afternoon, and I like the visitors to cover the spread. The home team has been held to 27 points in back-to-back games and won by just three points as a 26-point favorite against an awful UTEP side last week. The Golden Jaguars have covered the spread in six of their last eight conference games and are holding teams to an average of just 300 yards of total offense on the season. Their defense and rest advantage should be enough to keep this a close game.

8* play on Southern Miss.