Kentucky rides a wallet-sucking 0-6 ATS in six recent clashes with SEC rival Mississippi State as the teams meet up in the Thursday nighter.
The SEC tilt sees the 1-5 Wildcats getting 10 points on the NCAA point spread for Week 9. Kentucky has lost 14 straight road games SU.
The Bulldogs meanwhile are 10-2 SU in their past dozen home games. As a home favorite, they are 11-0 SU and 9-2 ATS.
The Wildcats will look to vanquish their hosts on Thursday, as they are 2-4 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Bulldogs are 3-3 ATS. Kentucky is 3-3 against the total, while Mississippi State is 3-3 versus the number.
View Kentucky Wildcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Odds and Stats.
Mississippi State were sitting as -11-point favorites earlier in the week at Sportsbook. The total was to be set a bit later in the week for over under betting purposes.
This game matches up the No. 83 (Bulldogs) and the No. 106 (Wildcats) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark. A 31-16 result in favor of the Bulldogs is predicted by handicapping models.
Bowling Green was unable to contain Dak Prescott in its last action Saturday and the result was a 21-20 Week 7 loss against the Bulldogs.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Mississippi State's No. 59-ranked offense, averaging 30.5 PPG, against a Wildcats defense that ranks No. 83 this week at 29.33 PPG. The Bulldogs aerial game is averaging 243.17 yards per game, more than the Wildcats secondary allows through the air, 224 YPG per game.
Defensively, the Wildcats feature the league's No. 83-rated road run defense, allowing 197 yards per game. Mississippi State, meanwhile, ranks No. 25 in rushing offense at home.
A few Wildcats at Bulldogs trends to consider:
Kentucky is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Kentucky is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kentucky's last 7 games
Kentucky is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Mississippi State is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 6 games
Mississippi State is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Kentucky at Alabama State, Saturday, November 2nd
Mississippi State at South Carolina, Saturday, November 2nd
