Week 2: Arizona vs Mississippi State 9/10/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Arizona Wildcats and Mississippi State Bulldogs square off Saturday in week 2 college football action at Arizona Stadium. The Mississippi State Bulldogs look for their fifth 2-0 start in the last 6 years after a win over Memphis. The Arizona Wildcats look for their first 2-0 start since 2015 after beating San Diego State.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs have won 3 of their last 4 road games. Will Rogers is completing 77.6 percent of his passes for 450 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception. Rara Thomas and Caleb Ducking have combined for 154 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Rufus Harvey has 5 receptions. The Mississippi State Bulldogs ground game is averaging 97 yards per contest, and Dillon Johnson leads the way with 67 yards on 14 carries. Defensively, Mississippi State is allowing 23 points and 294 yards per game. Jett Johnson leads the Mississippi State Bulldogs with 13 tackles, Nathan Pickering has 1 sack and Jalen Green has 1 pass deflection.

The Arizona Wildcats have lost 5 of their last 6 home games. Jayden de Laura is completing 62.9 percent of his passes for 299 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception. Jacob Cowing and Dorian Singer have combined for 209 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Tetairoa McMillan has 3 receptions. The Arizona Wildcats ground game is averaging 162 yards per contest, and DJ Williams leads the way with 88 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Arizona is allowing 20 points and 232 yards per game. Jerry Roberts leads the Arizona Wildcats with 12 tackles, Jalen Harris has 1 sack and Jaxen Turner has 1 interception.

The Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Wildcats are 2-5 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Bulldogs last 7 games overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Wildcats last 4 games overall.

I strongly considered grabbing the points with the Arizona Wildcats at home, as they have some offensive talent that can put up enough points to hang around here. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are a tricky team to lay a bunch of points with because of their pass happy offense and sometimes quick exists that expose the defense. With that said, this is an SEC vs Pac-12 matchup, and we’ve seen over the years the size, physicality difference between conferences. Heck, in week 1 alone, the SEC beat up on the Pac-12 twice. The conferences are just built different. Because of that, I’ll side with Mississippi State by two touchdowns.