Kentucky vs. Mississippi St. Odds
No. 23 Mississippi State is off to one of its best starts ever and the Bulldogs host Kentucky on Saturday at 7PM ET in Week 9 of the 2010 College Football season.
Bet Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Odds
Mississippi State is 6-2 on the season and 2-2 in the SEC while Kentucky is 4-4 on the year and 1-4 in conference play. The home team has lost the last four games in this series.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have made Mississippi State a 6-point favorite against the Wildcats. The over/under has been set at 57.
The opening odds had Mississippi State as a 7-point favorite and the spread has alternated between 7 and 6 all week before settling in a 6. The over/under point total opened at 55.5 and has slowly climbed up to 57 during the week.
Mississippi State has won five straight with its last two wins being decided by five points or less. The Bulldogs are averaging 390.5 yards per game on offense while the defense is holding opponents to 333.5 yards per game. The Bulldogs have a trip of Vick Ballard, Chris Reif, and LaDarius Perkins that have combined for over 1,300 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. Reif has also thrown for 815 yards and six touchdowns on the season.
Kentucky has lost four of its last five games, losing two of those games by single digits. The Wildcats have been solid on offense, averaging 428.5 yards per game while the defense is allowing 352.9 yards per game. Mike Hartline has thrown for 2,144 yards and 17 touchdowns while Derrick Locke has 574 yards rushing with seven touchdowns.
Trends favor Kentucky on Saturday as the Wildcats are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games at Mississippi State and the road team is 4-0 ATS in the last four games of this series. The Bulldogs are just 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games as a home favorite.
Kentucky running back Derrick Locke will be out Saturday with a shoulder injury while receiver Matt Roark has been suspended for the game. Mississippi State linebacker Chris Hughes has been suspended as well while defensive back Damien Anderson is questionable with an undisclosed injury.
Over 3,000 public bets have been made on this game with Kentucky getting 54% of the wagers at +6 against Mississippi State.
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