The Wildcats will do battle with the visiting Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, looking to bolster their record and fatten the pocketbooks of bettors who back them.

They battle the Bulldogs, currently with a 3-4 mark (2-5 ATS). The over under records, important for totals bettors, are 3-3-1 for the Wildcats and 2-5 for the Bulldogs.



View Mississippi State vs Kentucky Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: The visitors opened as 10-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked here at OddsShark. No total had been posted as yet, check the live lines pages in the coming days to see where the number opened.

Power Rankings / Prediction: The OddsShark Power Rankings have the Wildcats at No. 107 and the Bulldogs at No. 60 heading into this contest. Handicapping models project a 27-11 result in favor of the Bulldogs.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Kentucky's No. 111-ranked offense, averaging 16.6 PPG, against a Bulldogs defense that ranks No. 19 this week at 19.3 PPG. The Wildcats aerial game is averaging 117 yards per game, less than the Bulldogs secondary allows through the air, 188.4 YPG per game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs feature the league's No. 67-rated road run defense, allowing 174.8 yards per game. Kentucky, meanwhile, ranks No. 40 in rushing offense at home.

Last time out for Mississippi State, they were a 14-12 loser as they battled South Carolina at home. Mississippi State covered in the match as a 3.5-point underdog, while 26 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Kentucky was a 38-14 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Jacksonville State. They covered the 12–point spread as favorites, while the total score (52) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.


Mississippi State Bulldogs Trends:
When playing in October are 7-3
When playing on grass are 4-6
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 4-6

Kentucky Wildcats Trends:
When playing in October are 3-7
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 2-8

A few Bulldogs at Wildcats trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 7 games when playing Kentucky
Mississippi State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kentucky's last 7 games when playing Mississippi State
Kentucky is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Kentucky is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Kentucky is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Mississippi State


Next up:
Mississippi State home to Tennessee-Martin, Saturday, November 5
Kentucky home to Mississippi, Saturday, November 5