Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt Prediction, Game Preview

Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 23

Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 23


Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 23
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
How To Watch: SEC Network
Record: Mississippi State (3-3), Vanderbilt (2-5)
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Why Mississippi State Will Win

Vanderbilt just doesn’t have enough offense.

It was able to stay close in a loss to South Carolina, and it came up with a win over UConn, but it’s struggling to get past 300 yards of total O and doesn’t have enough of a running game to worry about.

That’s part of the issue – can the Commodores deal with the short-to-midrange passing game? Not really.

They’re last in the SEC in pass defense, getting hit for an average of over 300 yards per game over the last four outings. Now they get to go against a Bulldog passing attack that might not hit anything big down the field, but has hit the 300-yard mark in every outing except the 294-yard day against NC State.

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Why Vanderbilt Will Win

No, really. Mississippi State doesn’t do a thing with its passing game down the field. It’s dead last in the nation in average yards per completion, averaging a mere 8.65 yards per pop.

There’s absolutely no running game – the Bulldogs are also last in the nation on the ground, averaging just 47 yards per game – so the Commodores have just one job. If they can tackle after the midrange throw, they’re fine.

Vandy might not be cranking up the offense, but it’s good at controlling the clock and it’s not bad at getting the defense off the field.

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What’s Going To Happen

Bulldog QB Will Rogers is hurting with a shoulder injury, but he was able to get through the Alabama game. The Mississippi State passing game will go off no matter who’s under center – to a point.

It’ll hit 300 yards, but it’ll be the Bulldog defense that takes over by stuffing the Vanderbilt running game to around 100 yards, but turnovers will matter.

The Commodores have come up with eight takeaways in the last three games, and it’ll get two here to keep the game from getting out of hand. It won’t be enough to make up for the struggling O.

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Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt Prediction, Line

Mississippi State 31, Vanderbilt 13
Line: Mississippi State -20.5, o/u: 51
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

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Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt Prediction, Game Preview

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Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 7
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, MS
Network: SEC Network

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Why Mississippi State Will Win

Vanderbilt doesn’t score.

The Commodores are last in the SEC in total offense, partly because the line has major problems keeping defenses out of the backfield. There’s no real running game, the third downs aren’t happening, and the O is dead last in the SEC in first downs.

They put up 21 last week against Ole Miss and still lose by 33. In the previous three games, they scored 26 points total, and now they have to deal with a Mississippi State defense that might have had problems with Alabama last week, but has been solid overall.

Vandy will look like its running in sand compared to the Crimson Tide.

However …

Why Vanderbilt Will Win

Mississippi State doesn’t score.

It’s early, it will be better in time, and eventually all of the right pieces will be in place, but this Mike Leach thing really, really, really isn’t working.

Everyone remembers the O exploding on LSU, but it only scored 30 points over the last four games, failing to score a touchdown in two of the last three games. There’s no downfield passing game, the running game is non-existent – especially with Kylin Hill going pro – and this is a game for a Vandy D to catch a little bit of a break.

However …

What’s Going To Happen

Vanderbilt doesn’t pick off passes, coming up with just one interception on the year. As rough as the season has been for the Commodores, they’re finally going to be in good battle they can win, but the Mississippi State mid-range passing attack will be just effective enough to get by.

The first one to score might just win this.

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Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt Prediction, Line

Mississippi State 23, Vanderbilt 13
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Mississippi State -19, o/u: 46
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

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