NCAAF Matchups: The Mississippi State Bulldogs have become a respectable program and perennial bowl team under head coach Dan Mullen but are still unfulfilled as they have yet to score a signature win over a premier SEC program. The LSU Tigers continue to contend for SEC championships despite having their roster picked clean of top players each year by the NFL.
The LSU Tigers will host the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night with kickoff time set for 7 PM ET on ESPN.
Is this the Time for Bully to Bite?
Mississippi State is 3-0 straight up and 2-1 against the spread and coming off wins against Southern Miss, Alabama Birmingham and South Alabama. The Bulldogs have gone under the total in two out of three games. Quarterback Dak Prescott has been outstanding with a 184.3 QB rating and 8-to-2 TD/INT ratio and is second on MSU for rushing yardage behind Josh Robinson, who is averaging 6.2 yards per carry. The Bulldogs rank 11th in the nation for fewest points allowed.
In the Money
LSU is 3-0 both SU and ATS with wins over Wisconsin, Sam Houston State, and Louisiana Monroe as two out of their three games went under the total. The Tigers rank third in the nation for total defense and second for points allowed. QB Anthony Jennings has a 201.1 QB rating with a 5-to-0 TD/INT ratio while Kenny Hilliard leads LSU in rushing with 5.7 yards per carry. Travin Dural has six catches for an insane 48.5 yards per catch with four TD’s.
Matchup and Pick
LSU has been a sluggish board value at home with just six payouts in their last 15 home games as four out of their last six home games have gone under the total. Mississippi State has not been much better on the road however with just six payouts in their last 16 away games as four out of their last six away games have gone under the total. LSU has dominated this head-to-head series with 14 payouts in their last 17 games against MSU with eight out of the last ten games between LSU and Miss State going over the total. Based on head-to-head and their deeper talent pool we’ll take LSU in this SEC West Division matchup.
