Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles Week 1 Betting Pick and Odds

Mississippi State visits Southern Miss on Saturday, hoping to send the Golden Eagles to a loss while also covering the spread in college football betting action at MM Roberts Stadium.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Those siding with the visitors in this one saw the $Mississippi State Bulldogs listed as -13-point favorites earlier this week at Sportsbook. Meanwhile, the over under betting line was unavailable earlier in the week, but posted shortly at Sportsbook.

A 39-22 result in favor of the Bulldogs is the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Mississippi State Bulldogs will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 7-6 ATS against the spread this season, while the Southern Miss Golden Eagles are 5-7 ATS. Mississippi State is 6-7 on the over under betting totals; Southern Miss is 5-7. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Southern Miss vs Mississippi State injuries news.

This game matches up the No. 110 (Southern Miss Golden Eagles) and the No. 12 (Mississippi State Bulldogs) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA football Power Rankings at Odds Shark.

Statistical Matchup

The game also pits Southern Miss's No. 117-ranked offense, averaging 19 PPG, against a Mississippi State defense that ranks No. 23 this week at 21.69 PPG. The Southern Miss aerial game is averaging 269.25 yards per game, less than the Mississippi State Bulldogs secondary allows through the air, 272.85 YPG per game.

Defensively, the Mississippi State Bulldogs feature the league's No. 47-rated road run defense, allowing 157.17 yards per game. Southern Miss, meanwhile, ranks No. 125 in rushing offense at home.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Mississippi State was unable to contain Synjyn Days in its last action Wednesday and the result was a 49-34 Orange Bowl loss against the Yellow Jackets.

Southern Miss was hammered in its last outing, as UAB ran up a 45-24 score against them at MM Roberts Stadium.

Betting Trends
  • Mississippi State is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
  • Mississippi State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
  • Mississippi State is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 6 games
  • Southern Miss is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
  • Southern Miss is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Miss's last 6 games
  • Southern Miss is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Mississippi State home to LSU, Saturday, September 12th
Southern Miss home to Austin Peay, Saturday, September 12th

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