WagerTalk Media and GoldSheet Director of Content James Bunting offers his Mississippi State vs Alabama SEC Football betting preview. At the time of posting, the Crimson Tide are a 17-point road favorite in Starkville with the total sitting at 58 points.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest College Football<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n Alabama doesn\u2019t have a lot of experience coming off losses, having suffered only 12 over the past decade. The last time the Crimson Tide dropped consecutive games came in 2013, when they fell against Auburn in the \u201cKick Six\u201d game before losing in the Sugar Bowl to Oklahoma. Prior to last week’s upset against Texas A&M, the Tide had won 100 consecutive contests against unranked competition.<\/p>\n Bryce Young passed for 369 yards and receiver Jameson Williams finished with ten catches and a pair of second-half touchdown grabs. Running back Brian Robinson Jr. ran for 147 yards, so it\u2019s hard to say the Tide offense was the problem even though they managed just one yard on three plays on their final drive. Alabama\u2019s defense coughed up a late 38-31 lead and also let A&M go 54 yards in eight plays to set up the game-winning field goal. Key defensive back Malachi Moore missed the entire game after getting called for targeting very early in the first quarter.<\/p>\n Alabama has already faced some of the best quarterbacks in the country (Miami\u2019s D\u2019Eriq King, Florida\u2019s Emory Jones\/Anthony Richardson, and Ole Miss\u2019 Matt Corral) so last week’s slip-up against Texas A&M and Zach Calzada feels like such an anomaly. Over the last three meetings between these two teams, Mississippi State has scored a total of seven points.<\/p>\n Circa Sports opened this total at 52.5 on Sunday afternoon, and I like their number more than the 58’s that are currently out there. The last three games between these two teams have featured 41, 45 and 24 points. Now, we expect them to approach 60 this year?<\/p>\n Both coaches have a pretty good feel for how they want to attack the other one. I expect there to be some conservative defense on both sides, looking to prevent the big-strike play. Yards will be gained on both sides, but will they translate into points? I’m skeptical. The Bulldogs only average 5.5 yards per play, which is directly at the median among all college football teams. For context, Alabama has already played Florida (No. 3 in yards per play) and Ole Miss (No. 4).<\/p>\n \u270f\ufe0f From injury news to historical trends, we put our NCAAF Week 7 betting notes together in one hub. If you haven’t started breaking down this week’s college football card yet, this is a great place to get started.https:\/\/t.co\/wUBUsdcY4d<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The GoldSheet (@thegoldsheet) October 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMississippi State vs Alabama Predictions<\/h3>\n
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