The Ole Miss Rebels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs meet in college football action from Davis-Wade Stadium on Thursday night. Check out our Ole Miss vs Mississippi State Prediction.

Ole Miss Drops ULM

The Ole Miss Rebels come into this one looking to get to a double-digit win total on the year after improving to 9-2 with a 35-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe last time out. Jaxson Dart has thrown for 2,889 yards, 19 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 66.4% passing while Quinshon Judkins has a team-high 933 rushing yards with 14 touchdowns. Ulysses Bentley IV also has 458 rushing yards while the aforementioned Dart has 347 yards and 7 touchdowns. Tre Harris has a team-high 824 receiving yards with 8 touchdowns while Dayton Wade has 755 receiving yards and 4 scores and Jordan Watkins has a team-high 52 receptions for 734 receiving yards with 3 scores. On defense, Trey Washington has a team-high 69 total tackles with a pair of interceptions while Jared Ivey and Cedric Johnson each have a team-high 5.5 sacks. Washington and John Saunders Jr. each have a team-high 3 interceptions as well this season. As a unit, Ole Miss has combined for 33 sacks and 12 interceptions this season.

Ole Miss Rebels Team Facts

The team ranked 12th in the AP Poll has won 19 of its last 20 games.
Ole Miss has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five November games as a favorite against non-AP-ranked teams.
Ole Miss has won the first quarter in six of its last seven games against conference opponents.
Ole Miss has won the first half in six of its last eight games against conference opponents.
Each of Ole Miss’ last six Thursday games against conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.

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Mississippi State Takes Out Southern Miss

The Mississippi State Bulldogs come into this one looking to build on their 41-20 win over Southern Miss to get to 5-6 on the year. Will Rogers has thrown for 1,419 yards, 12 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 61.4% passing while Mike Wright has thrown for 453 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 INTs on 56.5% passing. Jo’Quavious Marks has 534 rushing yards to lead the Bulldogs, along with 4 touchdowns, while Seth Davis has 356 rushing yards as well. Lideatrick Griffin has a team-high 45 catches for 620 yards and 4 scores while Zavion Thomas has 415 receiving yards and another four Bulldogs have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. Jett Johnson leads Mississippi State’s defense with 117 total tackles along with 6 sacks and 3 interceptions while Nathaniel Watson has 116 total tackles with a team-high 10 sacks. Shawn Preston Jr. also has 3 interceptions as well on the year.

Mississippi State Bulldogs Team Facts

The favorite has won each of Mississippi State’s last 14 games at Davis Wade Stadium.
Mississippi State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six games as a home underdog.
Mississippi State has lost the first half in eight of its last nine games against conference opponents.
Mississippi State has won the first quarter in each of its last four Thursday games against conference opponents.
Each of the last six games between Ole Miss and Mississippi State have gone UNDER the total points line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m backing Mississippi State here. Normally I don’t love backing teams with significant offensive struggles and a backup QB like the Bulldogs have been running with, but this is a rivalry game where you can normally throw everything out the window as these teams just want to beat each other. Mississippi State also needs this win for bowl eligibility while Ole Miss is just here for the rivalry game. I will back the Bulldogs and the points here.