The 12th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels will travel to Davis Wade Stadium on Thursday night to take on the 25th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs in a SEC matchup. The Rebels are 9-2 (5-2) thus far this season and are riding a three-game winning streak after defeating the 31-17 home win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Junior quarterback Matt Corral 27-of-36 for 326 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The Bulldogs are 7-4 (4-3) and are riding a two-game winning streak after defeating the Tennessee State Tigers 55-10. Sophomore quarterback Will Rogers 28-of-34 for 391 yards with five touchdowns.
Ole Miss at Mississippi State Stats
Looking at the Ole Miss Rebels stats
Senior wide receiver Dontario Drummond has been doing extremely well this season for the Ole Miss Rebels. So far this season, he has 53 receptions for 786 yards (14.8 yards per catch) with eight touchdown receptions as well as three rushes for 24 yards for 24 yards (eight yards per attempt). In his last game against the Commodores, he had seven catches for 79 yards (11.3 yards per reception) and a touchdown grab.
The Ole Miss Rebels have been doing pretty decent on the defensive side of the ball as they are giving up 25.4 points per game. In their previous game against the Vanderbilt Commodores, Ole Miss allowed 17 points on 4554 total yards of offense (241 passing, 213 rushing). Vandy struggled a bit as they went 9-of-21 on third down attempts and 3-of-5 on fourth down tries. The Rebels struggled against the run as they gave up 4.3 rushing yards per attempt.
Looking at the Mississippi State Bulldogs stats
Junior wide receiver Makai Polk has been playing well as he had 88 catches for 891 yards (10.1 yards per reception) with nine receiving touchdowns. In his last game against the Tigers, he had nine receptions for 110 yards (12.2 yards per catch) with a receiving touchdown.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs have been around an average defensive program as they are allowing 24.7 points per game. In their previous game against the Tennessee State Tigers, the Bulldogs gave up 10 points on 205 total yards of offense (170 passing, 35 rushing). Tennessee State went 5-of-14 on third down and did not convert their only fourth down try. The Bulldogs swallowed up the run as they allowed just one yard per rushing attempt.
Betting Trends for Ole Miss at Mississippi State
- Rebels are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against the Bulldogs
- Rebels are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing over 450 total yards in their previous game
- Bulldogs are 5-0 ATS in their previous 5 games
- Bulldogs are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 conference games
- Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs a team with a winning record
Who to Bet Rebels at Bulldogs
The top sportsbooks in the entire nation are essentially listing this game as a pick-em so any difference is going to mean a lot. These offenses have been causing a little bit of separation as the Rebels are averaging 27.6 points in their previous five games while the Bulldogs are scoring 40.4 points per game in that same stretch. All in all, go with the Mississippi State Bulldogs to cover the spread.