Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Mississippi Rebels Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/16/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 16, 2023

Venue:  Vaught Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  GA Tech +18, Ole Miss -18; Over/Under:  63 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  GA Tech +18, Ole Miss -18; Over/Under:  63 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  GA Tech +18.5, Ole Miss -18.5; Over/Under:  63.5 points

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  1-1 (0-1) (8th place, ACC)

Mississippi Rebels:  2-0 (0-0) (1st place, SEC West)

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  won their last game at home against the South Carolina State Bulldogs 48-13.

Mississippi Rebels:  won their last game on the road against the Tulane Green Wave 37-20.

Georgia Tech is entering this game with a 1-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-1 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against SC State 48-13. Haynes King was the starting QB and he completed 21/29 passes for 290 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Jamal Haynes led the team in rushing yards with 113 and 1 TD. Eric Singleton Jr. led the receivers with 69 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Kyle Efford led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. Kyle Kennard came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Ole Miss is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Tulane 37-20. Jaxson Dart was the starting QB and he completed 17/27 passes for 267 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Quinshon Judkins led the team in rushing yards with 48 and 1 TD. Dayton Wade led the receivers with 106 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Trey Washington led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Khari Coleman, J.J. Pegues, Isaac Ukwu, and Jared Ivey each led the defense in sacks with 1. Deantre Prince came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Ole Miss listed as an 18 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Ole Miss is off to a good start this season with their 2-0 record overall and they were already given their 1st test of the season against a good Tulane team in their last game. Ole Miss passed that test with flying colors though, they were off to a bit of a slower start in the game but they eventually pulled away on the road and won the game by 17 points. Now they are back at home against a weaker GA Tech team who is off to a 1-1 start this season and has already dropped one of their conference games. GA Tech will be playing a much tougher SEC team here and with all of the things going on in their division after last week, Ole Miss will definitely have the motivation to blow out a lesser team at home since the SEC West is wide open for them to win with Alabama, LSU, and Texas A&M already racking up 1 loss on each of their records. Ole Miss is going to be playing this season with a chip on their shoulder as they have been forgotten about as a power in the SEC and they will be out to prove some points here. The best way to place a bet here is on Ole Miss to cover the spread in this game. 

Georgia Tech Mississippi Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 16, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Ole Miss 56 GA Tech 13.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: 6-1 ATS as a road underdog of 17.5 to 21 points. 7-3 ATS as a road underdog. 8-3 UNDER after playing a game at home. 5-1 UNDER when the total is between 56.5 and 63.

Mississippi Rebels: 9-17 ATS off a double digit road win. 9-16 ATS after 2 straight wins by 17 or more points. 16-6 UNDER after 2 consecutive covers as a favorite. 13-5 UNDER when the total is greater than or equal to 63.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  C. Lane (WR) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. S. Yondjouen (DL) out for season - Knee. L. Blackburn (WR) out for season - Knee.

Mississippi Rebels:  C. Prieskorn (TE) Late Sept - Toe. J. Knox (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. Z. Franklin (WR) Ques Sat - Knee. Q. Davis (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. M. Trigg Jr. (LB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. H. Wolfe (TE) Ques Sat - Shoulder. T. Harris III (LB) Ques Sat - Knee.

“We had a physical practice today, we'll have another physical practice tomorrow. You can’t just hone in on one single person on their offense. They’ve got multiple playmakers. If you put seven guys up there on them, you’re going to be really weak on that backend. So as much floor open as they’re running and getting the ball in space. Have some disadvantages there number wise, but we’ve got to have balance on what we do defensively. Whether it be playing static, pressure, mix things up. Change the front, change coverage whatever it is, we've got to be able to mix those things up and keep them out of rhythm.” - Brent Key on his team coming into this game against Ole Miss this week. 

“It was ugly. But it wasn't like we kicked a field goal with 1 second left.” - Lane Kiffin after his team’s win against Tulane in their last game. 

WR Blaylock, Dominick 

WR Lane, Chase 

WR Rutherford, Malik 

TE Leonard, Dylan 

QB King, Haynes 

RB Smith, Dontae 

WR Harris, Tre 

WR Wade, Dayton 

WR Watkins, Jordan 

TE Heath, Kyirin  

QB Dart, Jaxson 

RB Judkins, Quinshon 

Passing: H. King (603)

Rushing: J. Haynes (164)

Receiving: M. Rutherford (145)

Touchdowns: T. Cooley (4)

Passing: J. Dart (601)

Rushing: Q. Judkins (108)

Receiving: T. Harris (188)

Touchdowns: T. Harris (5)

Coaches:

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Brent Key (2nd season)

Mississippi Rebels: Lane Kiffin (4th season)