The No. 24 Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-2) put their three-game win streak on the line as they travel to take on the Missouri Tigers (4-4). The SEC’s second-leading passer, Dak Prescott (2,048 yards, 14 TDs), will be featured in this game. It will air Thursday, Nov 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.
In its last game before the bye, Missouri lost to Vanderbilt 10-3. Wesley Leftwich had a solid performance in the loss, grabbing three receptions for 38 yards. Mississippi State is hoping for another victory like its game before the bye, when it easily got past Kentucky 42-16. Dak Prescott had a huge game through the air for the Bulldogs, connecting on 25 of 35 pass attempts for 348 yards, three TDs and one interception. He added 117 yards and three TDs on 13 carries. De’Runnya Wilson had a great game as well, adding 91 receiving yards and a TD on four catches.
The Bulldogs take on the Tigers as a six-point favorite this week. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is unavailable currently.
Sitting at 4-4 Straight Up (SU) and 2-6 Against The Spread (ATS), the Tigers will look to improve heading into Week 10. In their five most recent matchups, the Tigers went 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS. Mississippi State’s offense will need to use all of its options against the 24th-ranked Tigers run defense, which gives up 120.5 rushing yards per game.
As for their opponent, the Bulldogs head into Week 10 with records of 5-3 ATS and 6-2 SU. Over their last five games, the Bulldogs have a SU record of 4-1 and a 3-2 record ATS for those betting with them. Passing the ball has resulted in a high success rate for the Bulldogs, who average the 17th-best completion percentage in the nation at 67.0%. Moving on to the Mississippi State defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Tigers. The Tigers are matching up with Mississippi State’s defense at an inopportune time. Over the last five games, Mississippi State’s opponents have only averaged 243.0 yards through the air.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mississippi State, ATS Winner – Mississippi State
Notes
Missouri is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
Missouri is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games.
Missouri is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Missouri’s last 5 games.
Missouri is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Mississippi State is 6-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Missouri is 2-1 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Dating back to last year, Mississippi State is 8-4 SU against SEC opponents, while Missouri is 8-6 SU against in-conference foes.
