The Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-4, 3-4 SEC) travel to Oxford to take on the No. 19 Ole Miss Rebels (8-3, 4-3) Thursday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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Ole Miss once had hopes of a trip to the conference championship in Atlanta. But after a 30-24 loss to Alabama, Lane Kiffin and the Rebels looked deflated against the Arkansas Razorbacks last Saturday and lost 42-27 in a game they were a 1-point favorite. Ole Miss has been playing without RB Zack Evans and his absence is missed by the offense and QB Jackson Dart.
The Bulldogs come into this Egg Bowl game after trouncing East Tennessee State 56-7 and covering the 40-point spread. They will look to get to 8 wins in a tough SEC West for the 1st time under coach Mike Leach while also beating their hated rival Ole Miss in the process.
Ole Miss won the last matchup 31-21 in 2021 and leads the all-time series 55-29-4.
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Mississippi State at Ole Miss odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Mississippi State +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Ole Miss -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Mississippi State +2 (-110) | Ole Miss -2 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 59 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Mississippi State at Ole Miss picks and predictions
Prediction
Mississippi State 42, Ole Miss 31
Moneyline
MISSISSIPPI STATE +110.
The Bulldogs come into this game seeking to aenge the 31-21 loss from last season while the Rebels come in deflated. Although the Rebels are favored and at home, the Bulldogs have the momentum. Mississippi State +110 is my bet in this game.
Against the spread
PASS.
With the feeling Mississippi State will win, I would rather take the +110 ML then the +2 (-110). If the Bulldogs cover this spread, they will also win. Therefor, do not waste time with the spread. Just stick with the Bulldogs ML.
Over/Under
BET OVER 59 (-112).
Ole Miss has a terrible defense. This does not bode well for a team playing Leach and the air raid offense.
Kiffin has played all season wanting to run the ball to win. With Evans out, he has been unable to in recent weeks. This allowed Arkansas to be able to put up 42 points just a week after being held to 10 by LSU.
The Bulldogs come in after scoring 56 against ETSU Saturday and getting to 40 in this game should not be to much of a challenge. Over 59 (-112) is my favorite play in this game.
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