Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss betting odds, pick, trends

Mississippi State visits rival Ole Miss to decide the Egg Bowl on Saturday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs are 4-1 SU and ATS in their last five games against the Ole Miss Rebels. To stay in contention for a playoff spot, Mississippi State needs a win this Saturday on the road against Ole Miss.

Mississippi State is a 2-point road favorite according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Bulldogs will get the Rebels' best shot on Saturday, but should be good enough to handle it and cover the small 2-point line in a win.

OddsShark Computer Prediction: Mississippi State 40.6, Ole Miss 25.8

Coming off its first loss of the season in a hard-fought 25-20 loss on the road against Alabama, the Bulldogs set out to make a statement against lowly Vanderbilt last week. They did exactly that, crushing the Commodores 51-0 as a 29.5-point favorite. Mississippi State will try to make its case to the playoff committee stronger with a road win over rival Ole Miss this weekend. The Bulldogs are 5-1 ATS over their last six road games.

Ole Miss hosts Mississippi State this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Back in October, Mississippi had a 7-0 SU and ATS record and looked to be a major contender in the SEC and the playoff race. But with a 1-3 SU and 0-4 ATS record over their last four games, the Rebels have been reduced to the role of spoiler coming into this year's Egg Bowl.

While the losses to LSU and Auburn came down to the last play of the game, Mississippi's 30-0 loss to Arkansas last week was the lowest point of the season.

The UNDER is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings between Mississippi State and Ole Miss, 11-2 in Mississippi's last 13 games, and 3-1 in Mississippi State's last four.

Back at home and going up against their in-state rival, the Rebels should turn out a much better performance than they did last week against Arkansas. But Mississippi State will also bring its top game with everything on the line, and as only a 2-point favorite on the college football betting lines, Dak Prescott should be able to lead his team to a win to keep the Bulldogs' playoff hopes alive.

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