The LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels will square off in Baton Rouge on Saturday.
The Rebels and Tigers are both inside the top 13 in the latest AP Top 25 poll. In college football Week 7 odds, the Rebels are three-point road favorites.
Below, we’ll look at some scenarios for how this game could play out. We also cover a sportsbook promo for the game.
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Ole Miss favored over LSU ahead of SEC matchup
How the Rebels could win this game and cover the spread
The Ole Miss passing attack has had a down couple of weeks, but it’s still the No. 2 team in the nation, averaging 372.8 passing yards per game. Quarterback Jaxson Dart has 13 passing touchdowns, two interceptions, and 2,100 yards through six games.
The rushing attack came up big in Week 6, with three total rushing touchdowns, including Henry Parrish Jr. running 21 times for 81 yards and a TD.
Defensively, no team in the country is better against the run than Ole Miss. It is allowing just 63.7 rushing yards per game and has allowed only one rushing touchdown so far.
How the Tigers could cover the spread and potentially win
The Tigers are allowing just 236.4 passing yards per game, and through five games, they’ve allowed just five passing touchdowns.
Against the run, the Tigers are allowing 117.2 yards per game.
The Rebels have an excellent run defense, but the Tigers don’t run the ball too much, as they are averaging 131.2 rushing yards per game. They do average 4.9 yards per carry, however, so they’ve been efficient.
However, the Tigers pass the ball on 63.3% of their offensive snaps.
The Rebels are allowing 203.8 passing yards per game. They’ve also only allowed two passing touchdowns, but remember, they opened the season against less-than-stellar competition like Furman, Middle Tennessee, Wake Forest, and Georgia Southern.
After that, they played a Kentucky team with a quarterback who averages just 158.6 passing yards per game.