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The Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-9, 0-7 SEC) and No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels (8-3, 4-3) meet Friday. Kickoff from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Ole Miss leads the all-time series 65-47-6, with the road team winning the past 3 meetings outright.
Ole Miss won the “Egg Bowl” last season by a 17-7 score in Stark Vegas, covering as 9-point favorites. The Under has cashed in each of the past 7 meetings, and 9 of the 10 battles since 2014.
While Mississippi State doesn’t have a lot of wins under its belt, topping just the FCS Eastern Kentucky Colonels and UMass Minutemen. However, the Bulldogs are an impressive 5-2 against the spread (ATS) in the past 7 games, while the Over has hit in 5 of the past 6 games, and 7-2 in the previous 9 outings.
Ole Miss all but likely saw its playoff hopes go up in smoke with a 24-17 loss last week at the Florida Gators as a 13-point underdog. However, it still has 8 victories, and a win in the Egg Bowl, with 9 total wins, will land Ole Miss a pretty strong bowl. The Under has cashed in 9 of the past 10 contests.
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Mississippi State at Ole Miss odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated at 7:14 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Mississippi State +1400 (bet $100 to win $1,400) | Ole Miss -4000 (bet $4,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Mississippi State +26.5 (-115) | Ole Miss -26.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 61.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Mississippi State at Ole Miss picks and predictions
Prediction
Ole Miss 36, Mississippi State 19
Moneyline
Ole Miss (-4000) will set you back 40 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk and not enough reward in a rivalry game.
The Rebels have 8 victories this season, enter with a ranking, and they’ve won 3 of the past 4 in this series. However, it’s a rivalry game which has been very balanced in previous seasons, even when the records might not quite match up.
PASS.
Against the spread
Back MISSISSIPPI STATE +26.5 (-115), as that is a lot of points in a rivalry game.
The favorite cashed last season, but the underdog is 3-1 ATS in the past 4 meetings in this series, including 2 outright wins in the past 3 battles. The ‘dog is 5-3 ATS in the past 8 in the series, too, with Mississippi State holding a 4-3-1 ATS edge in that 8-game span.
Over/Under
UNDER 61.5 (-110) is worth a play in this series. The total has ended up going low in 7 straight battles in the series, while going 9-1 in the past 10 since 2014.
Be careful, though, as Ole Miss has cashed high on the total in 5 of the past 6 games. However, the Under has hit in a 2 in a row for Mississippi State, while going 9-1 in the previous 10 outings.
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