Mississippi State vs. Alabama Odds
No. 17 Mississippi State and No. 11 Alabama meet in a game featuring two top 25 teams on Saturday as they face off on Saturday at 7:15PM ET.
Both teams are 7-2 on the season with the Crimson Tide 4-2 in the SEC and the Bulldogs are 3-2 in conference play. Alabama is 4-0 at home this year and Mississippi State is 2-1 on the road.
The under has hit in 9 of the last 11 games in this series while the road team (Mississippi State) is 7-2 ATS in the last nine games in this series and the Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last five games in Alabama.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made Alabama a 13-point favorite at home against Mississippi State on Saturday. The over/under has been set at 47.5.
Opening odds had Alabama favored by 14 and that spread has dropped slowly to 13 throughout the week. The over/under opened at 46.5 and that has climbed up to 47.5 for kickoff.
Alabama is coming off a 24-21 loss to LSU last week. The Tide have been held to 21 points in both losses and scored more than 21 in every win. The Tide’s offense is averaging 427.9 yards per game while the defense is giving up 307.1 yards per game on defense. Greg McElroy has thrown for 2,004 yards and 13 touchdowns while Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson have combined for over 1,250 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
Mississippi State has won six straight games after starting 1-2. The Bulldogs have only lost to LSU and Auburn this year. The last three wins for the Bulldogs have been by 7 points or less. The Mississippi State offense is averaging just 383.2 yards per game while the defense is holding opponents to 336.8 yards per game. Chris Reif has thrown for 926 yards and seven scores this season while Vick Ballard and Reif have combined for over 1,100 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns.
Alabama running back Trent Richardson is probable for Saturday’s game with a leg injury while Mississippi State linebacker Chris Hughes and defensive back Damein Anderson are both questionable for the game.
Alabama is getting 71% of the public bets for this game at -13 against Mississippi State.
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