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Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Saturday as the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -13.5-point favorites versus the Golden Eagles, while the game's total opened at 57.5.
Southern Miss was a 52-20 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Trojans. They failed to cover the +17.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (72) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Mississippi State, they were a 26-14 loser as they battled Rebels on the road. Mississippi State covered in the match as a +26-point underdog, while 40 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Mississippi State:
Team record: 2-10 SU,7-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Mississippi State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Mississippi State is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 7 games
Southern Miss:
Team record: 1-11 SU,4-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 10 straight games.
Southern Miss is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Southern Miss is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Mississippi State home to Arizona State Saturday, September 6
Southern Miss home to Jackson State Saturday, September 6