LSU Tigers vs Mississippi Rebels Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/30/2023

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 30, 2023

Venue:  Vaught Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  LSU -2.5, Ole Miss +2.5; Over/Under:  67 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  LSU -2.5, Ole Miss +2.5; Over/Under:  67 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  LSU -2.5, Ole Miss +2.5; Over/Under:  66.5 points

LSU Tigers:  3-1 (2-0) (1st place, SEC West)

Mississippi Rebels:  3-1 (0-1) (4th place, SEC West)

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LSU Tigers:  won their last game at home against the Arkansas Razorbacks 34-31.

Mississippi Rebels:  lost their last game on the road against the Alabama Crimson Tide 24-10.

LSU is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall and they have a 2-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-0 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 Arkansas 34-31. Jayden Daniels was the starting QB and he completed 20/29 passes for 320 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Logan Diggs led the team in rushing yards with 97. Brian Thomas Jr. led the receivers with 133 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 2 TDs. Major Burns led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while Harold Perkins, Greg Penn III, and Da'Shawn Womack each led the defense in sacks with 1. Andre Sam and Zy Alexander each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Ole Miss is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too.  They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-1 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 lost their last game against Alabama 24-10. Jaxson Dart was the starting QB and he completed 20/35 passes for 244 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Quinshon Judkins led the team in rushing yards with 56. Dayton Wade led the receivers with 88 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Ashanti Cistrunk led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Suntarine Perkins led the defense in sacks with 2. Zamari Walton came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Ole Miss listed as a 2.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Ole Miss lost their last game to Alabama in Tuscaloosa and that was their 1st loss of the season. Their offense was terrible in that game but now they are back at home where they are a much better team and they will have an easier time against this LSU defense that has been giving up a ton of points to good offenses. They just gave up 30+ points to Arkansas in their last game and gave up 40+ points to Florida State in their only loss this year. Ole Miss was also good on defense in their last game and LSU really hasn't looked that good in their games. They struggled to score points against FSU in their 1st game of the season but even in their last 2 games they have been putting up points but not really pulling away from any teams. Ole Miss also has a really good offense that is going to be looking to put up a ton of points at home after that bad game last week and they will be able to shred this LSU defense that hasn't been good. The best way to place a bet here is on Ole Miss to cover the spread in this game. 

LSU Mississippi Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 30, 2023 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Ole Miss 38 LSU 30.

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LSU Tigers: 21-13 ATS as a road favorite of 7 points or less. 13-6 ATS off an extremely close home win by 3 points or less. 11-1 UNDER after a home game where both teams score 31 or more points. 11-4 UNDER as a road favorite of 3 points or less.

Mississippi Rebels: 6-11 ATS as a home underdog of 3 points or less. 3-9 ATS after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers. 13-5 UNDER when the total is greater than or equal to 63. 11-6 UNDER against conference opponents.

LSU Tigers:  A. Goodwin (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. G. Brooks Jr. (S) Out indefinitely - Head. J. Johnson (CB) Early Dec - Leg.

Mississippi Rebels:  A. Williams (WR) Ques Sat - Illness. Q. Davis (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. H. Wolfe (TE) Ques Sat - Shoulder. T. Harris III (LB) Ques Sat - Knee. J. Knox (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. Prieskorn (TE) Early Oct - Toe.

“It’s just the nature of two teams in proximity, playing for a rivalry trophy and a team we knew was going to play their very best — and they did. We were the last one to have the football and I wasn’t interested in letting Arkansas have another chance.” - Brian Kelly after his team’s win against Arkansas in their last game. 

“Yeah these guys are unfortunately hard to run ball on. Some of those things in the first half, the run carries were very low handoffs, which was not totally by design. You're running RPOs, they played a lot of extra guy in the front, which requires him to throw the ball. Those numbers got out of whack there, not on purpose. You ain't just going to turn and hand the ball off over time and beat them in my opinion. You've got to be able to hit some shots and move the ball around and make the plays while they're there because they're not going to give you a ton of them.” - Lane Kiffin on his team’s run game after their loss against Alabama in their last game.

WR Thomas Jr., Brian 

WR Nabers, Malik 

WR Lacy, Kyren

TE Taylor, Mason 

QB Daniels, Jayden 

RB Diggs, Logan  

WR Harris, Tre 

WR Wade, Dayton 

WR Watkins, Jordan 

TE Prieskorn, Caden   

QB Dart, Jaxson 

RB Judkins, Quinshon 

Passing: J. Daniels (1297)

Rushing: L. Diggs (253)

Receiving: M. Nabers (523)

Touchdowns: B. Thomas Jr. (5)

Passing: J. Dart (1096)

Rushing: J. Dart (219)

Receiving: J. Watkins (347)

Touchdowns: T. Harris (5)

Coaches:

LSU Tigers: Brian Kelly (2nd season)

Mississippi Rebels: Lane Kiffin (4th season)