Ole Miss Rebels vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/08/2022

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 8, 2022

Venue:  FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss -17, Vandy +17; Over/Under:  62 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss -17, Vandy +17; Over/Under:  62 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss -17, Vandy +17; Over/Under:  62 points

 

Ole Miss Rebels:  5-0 (1-0) (2nd place, SEC West)

Vanderbilt Commodores:  3-2 (0-1) (5th place, SEC East)

 

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Ole Miss Rebels:  won their last game at home against the Kentucky Wildcats 22-19.

Vanderbilt Commodores:  lost their last game on the road against the Alabama Crimson Tide 55-3.

 

Ole Miss is entering this game with a 5-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 2nd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-0. They won against the Kentucky Wildcats in their last game at home 22-19. Jaxson Dart started that game at QB and he completed 15/29 passes for 213 yards and 1 interception. Quinshon Judkins led the team in rushing with 106 yards and 1 TD on 15 rushing attempts. Malik Heath led the team in receiving with 100 yards on 6 receptions. AJ Finley led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Austin Keys and Jared Ivey each led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Vanderbilt is entering this game with a 3-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 1-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 2nd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 0-1. They lost against the Alabama Crimson Tide in their last game on the road 55-3. AJ Swann started that game at QB and he completed 13/26 passes for 115 yards. Rocko Griffin led the team in rushing with 19 yards on 3 carries. Will Sheppard led the team in receiving with 52 yards on 3 receptions. Cordell Taylor led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack for them nor came away with an interception in that one.

The current betting odds have Ole Miss listed as a 17 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Ole Miss had a very good season last year and then they lost their starting QB to the NFL draft, but they have rebuilt this team well and are already off to another undefeated start this season. Lane Kiffin is really building a great program at Ole Miss and this is a very dangerous team once again. They can score a lot of points in their games as they did last year but the defense has improved a lot this year and they aren't giving up as many points now. Vanderbilt has not had a very good start to their season, they have had some extra rest here as they just had a bye week but their last game was a 55-3 dismantling by Alabama and they aren't going to be able to do much more here. Vanderbilt has already had to switch QBs after what was a promising start to the season and there is no consistency in their offense. Ole Miss will put up a ton of points on them that they won't be able to keep up and they will struggle to even keep up with this much improved Ole Miss defense. The best way to place a bet here is on Ole Miss to cover the spread in this game.

 

Ole Miss Vanderbilt Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 8, 2022 (4:00 pm ET start time) is Ole Miss 49 Vanderbilt 20.

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Ole Miss Rebels: 7-1 ATS as a road favorite of 14.5 to 21 points. 32-21 ATS off a home win against a conference rival. 26-10 UNDER as a road favorite.

Vanderbilt Commodores: 6-13 ATS as a home underdog of 14.5 to 21 points. 3-11 ATS in home games. 17-11 UNDER after a 2 game road trip. 

 

 

Ole Miss Rebels:  U. Bentley IV (RB) Ques Sat - Wrist. C. Costa (K) Elig Late Nov - Suspension.

Vanderbilt Commodores:  Q. Skinner Jr. (WR) Ques Sat - Hamstring. D. Walker (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. B. Bapst (DE) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

 

 

"Our guys really showed up, especially in the fourth quarter, getting those two turnovers to win it. I had told them at halftime, I didn't think they were very good. At the end, our team found a way to come through." - Lane Kiffin after his team’s win against Kentucky in their last game.

 

 

“One of the things that I’ve been impressed with is just the various ways in which they use to be effective and move the ball. They will take what you give them. If they feel like the run game is there they are going to be committed to finding the yards and points through the run game.” - Clark Lea on this upcoming game against Mississippi.

 

 

 

WR Mingo, Jonathan

WR Heath, Malik

WR Robinson, Jaylon 

TE Trigg, Michael 

QB Dart, Jaxson

RB Evans, Zach 

 

WR Sheppard, Will 

WR Boddie Jr., Devin 

WR McGowan, Jayden 

TE Bresnahan, Ben

TE Schoenwald, Gavin 

QB Swann, AJ 

RB Davis, Ray 

 

 

Passing: J. Dart (910)

Rushing: Q. Judkins (535)

Receiving: M. Heath (320)

Touchdowns: Q. Judkins (6)

 

Passing: A. Swann (567)

Rushing: R. Davis (402)

Receiving: W. Sheppard (365)

Touchdowns: W. Sheppard (7) 

 

Coaches:

Ole Miss Rebels: Lane Kiffin (3rd season)

Vanderbilt Commodores: Clark Lea (2nd season)