Mississippi Rebels vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/23/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Venue:  Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL 

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss +6.5, Alabama -6.5; Over/Under:  55 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss +6.5, Alabama -6.5; Over/Under:  55 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss +6.5, Alabama -6.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Mississippi Rebels:  3-0 (0-0) (2nd place, SEC West)

Alabama Crimson Tide:  2-1 (0-0) (6th place, SEC West)

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Mississippi Rebels:  won their last game at home against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-23.

Alabama Crimson Tide:  won their last game on the road against the South Florida Bulls 17-3.

Ole Miss is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Georgia Tech 48-23. Jaxson Dart was the starting QB and he completed 10/18 passes for 251 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Jaxson Dart led the team in rushing yards with 136 and 2 TDs. Jordan Watkins led the receivers with 119 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Trey Washington led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Isaac Ukwu led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Alabama is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-1 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 South Florida 17-3. Tyler Buchner was the starting QB and he completed 5/14 passes for 34 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Roydell Williams led the team in rushing yards with 129 and 1 TD. CJ Dippre led the receivers with 45 receiving yards on 1 reception. Malachi Moore led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Dallas Turner led the defense in sacks with 2.5. Malachi Moore came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Alabama listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Alabama looked terrible in their last game against South Florida and that was right after getting embarrassed at home against Texas. They didn't even start Milroe in that game though as they didn't want to show too much before this game which is starting their conference schedule. Ole Miss is 3-0 this season and they have looked great in their games as they have been overpowering teams with their offense, but their defense hasn't looked good at all as they have been giving up a ton of points in their games still. Ole Miss is going to score points in this game with that offense but Alabama will also have a much better offense at home under Milroe and they will have no trouble moving the ball on this bad defense. Alabama also needs to make a statement after the way they played in their last 2 games so they are going to bring their best effort here for this 1st conference game of the season at home. Ole Miss does not have a defense as good as Alabama and that will be their downfall in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on Alabama to cover the spread in this game. 

Mississippi Alabama Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 23, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Alabama 34 Ole Miss 20.

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Mississippi Rebels: 8-17 ATS after gaining 525 or more total yards/game over their last 3 games. 3-8 ATS after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers. 15-8 UNDER as a road underdog of 7.5 to 14 points. 16-7 UNDER after 2 consecutive covers as a favorite. 

Alabama Crimson Tide: 22-9 ATS off a road no-cover where the team won as a favorite. 49-24 ATS after 2 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 17-4 UNDER as a home favorite of 10.5 to 14 points. 16-10 UNDER after scoring and allowing 17 or less points.

Mississippi Rebels:  Z. Franklin (WR) day-to-day - Knee. Q. Davis (WR) day-to-day - Undisclosed. H. Wolfe (TE) day-to-day - Shoulder. T. Harris III (LB) day-to-day - Knee. C. Prieskorn (TE) Late Sept - Toe.

Alabama Crimson Tide:  J. Oatis (DL) Out indefinitely - Ankle. T. Booker (OL) Out indefinitely - Back. K. Law (WR) day-to-day - Illness. E. Henderson Jr. (WR) Out indefinitely - Hip.

“It’s good to get to 3-0. It wasn’t pretty at times but all you can be after three games is 3-0 and that’s great. Jaxson did some special things running the ball and he made a couple of explosive plays in the passing game, too.” - Lane Kiffin after his team’s win against GA Tech in their last game. 

"I know we got the SEC coming up next week and obviously we have a lot of things to fix and we'll work on it. We've actually had four touchdowns negated this year because of penalties. Kickoff return today, touchdown run today, two last week. So all these things add up to how much consistency and how well do you play? How many points do you score? So we need to fix all those things. We're certainly going to work on it.” - Nick Saban after his team’s win against USF in their last game. 

WR Harris, Tre 

WR Wade, Dayton 

WR Watkins, Jordan 

TE Heath, Kyirin  

QB Dart, Jaxson 

RB Judkins, Quinshon 

WR Benson, Malik  

WR Burton, Jermaine

WR Bond, Isaiah 

TE Dippre, CJ 

QB Milroe, Jalen 

RB McClellan, Jase 

Passing: J. Dart (852)

Rushing: J. Dart (213)

Receiving: J. Watkins (290)

Touchdowns: T. Harris (5)

Passing: J. Milroe (449)

Rushing: R. Williams (177)

Receiving: I. Bond (152)

Touchdowns: J. Milroe (2)

Coaches:

Mississippi Rebels: Lane Kiffin (4th season)

Alabama Crimson Tide: Nick Saban (17th season)