{"id":528,"date":"2021-10-28T16:51:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T20:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=528"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:51:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T20:51:21","slug":"mississippi-state-vs-kentucky-picks-and-predictions-oct-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/college-football\/mississippi-state-vs-kentucky-picks-and-predictions-oct-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi State vs Kentucky Picks and Predictions: Oct 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mississippi State vs Kentucky Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">WagerTalk college football handicapper Dave Cokin offers his Mississippi State vs Kentucky SEC football betting preview for Saturday, October 30 from Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. At the time of posting, the Bulldogs are a -1.5 road favorite at Mississippi State with the total sitting at 47 points.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Stay on top of the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/college-football\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">College Football<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Mississippi State vs Kentucky Predictions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kentucky Wildcats -1.5 at Mississippi State Bulldogs<\/li>\n<li>Total: 47 Points<\/li>\n<li>The home team has won and covered the point spread in each of the last six meetings in this series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a straight power ratings and matchup play for me. I have Mississippi State -3.5 on my projections, so naturally I&#8217;m seeing value with the Bulldogs as the underdog. As for the matchup, while Kentucky has certainly been solid all season, they&#8217;re still a team that prefers to run the football, and Mississippi State is really tough against the run. No question, this is a tough game on paper and one I expect will have a very good chance to go right to the wire. But with the line where it is and what I see as a somewhat favorable matchup, I&#8217;m on Mississippi State to get the win and cover.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s free college play vid on a pretty good SEC hookup. Everything else I&#8217;m presently on is loaded at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WagerTalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WagerTalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/crCpGZvtUv\">https:\/\/t.co\/crCpGZvtUv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wF9zdhCGFq\">pic.twitter.com\/wF9zdhCGFq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Cokin (@davecokin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davecokin\/status\/1453107414996111361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">Mississippi State vs Kentucky Analysis from The GoldSheet<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If that was a chess-match between Kentucky and Mississippi State last year in Lexington, then Mark Stoops was Bobby Fischer and Mike Leach was Boris Spassky as the Cats completely confounded Leach\u2019s QBs in a grinding 24-2 UK win. Leach\u2019s reluctance to bother with establishing any sort of infantry diversion could once again play into the hands of the ballhawks on Stoops\u2019 nationally-ranked defense that distorted last year\u2019s matchup. Granted, Stoops doesn\u2019t feature an Alabama-like offense, even as Penn State transfer Will Levis provides a bit more of an aerial threat than did Wilson last year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kentu.png\" alt=\"Mississippi State vs Kentucky Analysis from The GoldSheet\" width=\"1286\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kentu.png 1286w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kentu-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kentu-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kentu-768x225.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">Best Damn College Football Show<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WagerTalk&#8217;s trio of college football betting experts has returned for another season of The Best Damn College Football Show. Join Drew Martin, Rob Veno and Ralph Michaels as we preview the marquee matchups for Week 9 of the college football season, including: Pitt vs Miami; Ohio State vs Penn State; Cal vs Oregon State; Mississippi State vs Kentucky.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6p2CUGCgn-E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h3>\n<p>WagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/freeOddsPage\/page.html?sport=L2&amp;cb=0.19660740477160643\">live odds screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. Track the College Football Week 9 moneylines, point spreads, first half lines and betting percentages, including this Mississippi State vs Kentucky showdown, from your desktop or phone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/freeOddsPage\/page.html?sport=L2&amp;cb=0.19660740477160643\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-494 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cfb9.png\" alt=\"College Football Week 9 Point Spreads\" width=\"1654\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cfb9.png 1654w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cfb9-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cfb9-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cfb9-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cfb9-1536x782.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1654px) 100vw, 1654px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wagertalk.com\/videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi State vs Kentucky Betting Preview WagerTalk college football handicapper Dave Cokin offers his Mississippi State vs Kentucky SEC football betting preview for Saturday, October 30 from Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. At the time of posting, the Bulldogs are a -1.5 road favorite at Mississippi State with the total sitting at 47 points. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[10,8,128,77,9,11,28],"class_list":["post-528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","tag-cfb","tag-college-football","tag-kentucky-wildcats","tag-mississippi-state-bulldogs","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaaf","tag-sec-football"],"basic_html":"<h2>Mississippi State vs Kentucky Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">WagerTalk college football handicapper Dave Cokin offers his Mississippi State vs Kentucky SEC football betting preview for Saturday, October 30 from Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. At the time of posting, the Bulldogs are a -1.5 road favorite at Mississippi State with the total sitting at 47 points.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Stay on top of the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/college-football\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">College Football<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<h3>Mississippi State vs Kentucky Predictions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Kentucky Wildcats -1.5 at Mississippi State Bulldogs<\/li>\n \t<li>Total: 47 Points<\/li>\n \t<li>The home team has won and covered the point spread in each of the last six meetings in this series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThis is a straight power ratings and matchup play for me. I have Mississippi State -3.5 on my projections, so naturally I'm seeing value with the Bulldogs as the underdog. As for the matchup, while Kentucky has certainly been solid all season, they're still a team that prefers to run the football, and Mississippi State is really tough against the run. No question, this is a tough game on paper and one I expect will have a very good chance to go right to the wire. But with the line where it is and what I see as a somewhat favorable matchup, I'm on Mississippi State to get the win and cover.\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here's this week's free college play vid on a pretty good SEC hookup. Everything else I'm presently on is loaded at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WagerTalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WagerTalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/crCpGZvtUv\">https:\/\/t.co\/crCpGZvtUv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wF9zdhCGFq\">pic.twitter.com\/wF9zdhCGFq<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Dave Cokin (@davecokin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davecokin\/status\/1453107414996111361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<h3><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">Mississippi State vs Kentucky Analysis from The GoldSheet<\/span><\/h3>\nIf that was a chess-match between Kentucky and Mississippi State last year in Lexington, then Mark Stoops was Bobby Fischer and Mike Leach was Boris Spassky as the Cats completely confounded Leach\u2019s QBs in a grinding 24-2 UK win. Leach\u2019s reluctance to bother with establishing any sort of infantry diversion could once again play into the hands of the ballhawks on Stoops\u2019 nationally-ranked defense that distorted last year\u2019s matchup. Granted, Stoops doesn\u2019t feature an Alabama-like offense, even as Penn State transfer Will Levis provides a bit more of an aerial threat than did Wilson last year.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kentu.png\" alt=\"Mississippi State vs Kentucky Analysis from The GoldSheet\" width=\"1286\" height=\"376\" \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">Best Damn College Football Show<\/span><\/h3>\nWagerTalk's trio of college football betting experts has returned for another season of The Best Damn College Football Show. Join Drew Martin, Rob Veno and Ralph Michaels as we preview the marquee matchups for Week 9 of the college football season, including: Pitt vs Miami; Ohio State vs Penn State; Cal vs Oregon State; Mississippi State vs Kentucky.\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6p2CUGCgn-E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<h3>WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h3>\nWagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/freeOddsPage\/page.html?sport=L2&amp;cb=0.19660740477160643\">live odds screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. Track the College Football Week 9 moneylines, point spreads, first half lines and betting percentages, including this Mississippi State vs Kentucky showdown, from your desktop or phone.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/freeOddsPage\/page.html?sport=L2&amp;cb=0.19660740477160643\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-494 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cfb9.png\" alt=\"College Football Week 9 Point Spreads\" width=\"1654\" height=\"842\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wagertalk.com\/videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}