Mississippi State Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 9/17/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Tigers (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 54

The LSU Tigers (1-1) will try to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-0) at Tiger Stadium on Saturday. LSU opens this matchup as 1-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 54.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs head into this matchup 2-0 for this season. In their last contest, the Bulldogs played against the Arizona Wildcats and went home with a win by a final score of 39-17. Will Rogers finished 39/49 with 313 yds passing and 4 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 156.1 and ended the game with 1 interception. Dillon Johnson led the offense in rushing for the Bulldogs with 11 totes for 60 yards (5.5 yards per carry). On the day, they ran 74 plays which converted into 426 yds. The Mississippi State Bulldogs ended up running the ball 24 different times and compiled 106 yards, earning them an average of 4.4 yds per carry. In the running game, the Bulldogs conceded 40 yards on 22 attempts, which calculates to 1.8 yds per run surrendered. Mississippi State relinquished 27 completions on 54 attempts for a total of 276 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%.

The Bulldogs have earned 973 total yards for the year. With reference to getting the ball in the endzone, Mississippi State has earned 9 touchdowns via the pass and 3 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 5 times. Mississippi State has compiled 61 1st downs, and they have committed 12 penalties for 135 yards. As a unit they're averaging 101.5 yards rushing which has them sitting 111th in the country. When talking about scoring points, the Mississippi State Bulldogs are averaging 44.0 points per game.

The Bulldogs sit in 50th in D-1 in terms of team defense, giving up 20.0 points per game. The opposition is running for 3.9 yards per tote and 84.5 yards on the ground per contest so far this year. In total, they have conceded 169 rushing yards through 2 games. Concerning yards through the air, the Bulldogs are giving up 441 yds which puts them in 68th in college football. They have yielded 220.5 yards per contest via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 54.8%. Overall, they are allowing 305.0 yards per game which has them ranked 43rd in D-1. They have conceded 2 touchdowns through the air as well as 3 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Tigers head into this game 1-1 for this season. In their last game, the Tigers went home victorious with a score of 65-17 when they faced the Southern Jaguars. Armoni Goodwin ran the ball 12 times for 85 yds, walking away from the contest with 7.1 yards per attempt for LSU. Garrett Nussmeier ended the contest with 183 yds on 13/23 through the air while his QB rate was 106. He threw 2 picks and his average yards per attempt was 8.0. LSU relinquished 42 attempts on the ground for 201 yards (4.8 yards per rush). The Tigers passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 52.9%, relinquishing 61 yards on 9 out of 17 through the air. The Tigers finished the contest with a total of 550 yds and they ran 70 plays (7.9 yds per play). LSU rushed for 6.4 yds per carry, finishing with 230 yds on 36 carries.

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Tigers sit 21st in Division 1 with 44.0 points per contest. For the season thus far, the Tigers have thrown for a total of 529 yards via the pass along with an average of 264.5 passing yards per game, which has them sitting 52nd in the nation. The LSU Tigers have an average of 449.0 yards per contest, which has them ranked 52nd in Division 1. The LSU offense has compiled 85 penalty yds on 10 infractions, which ranks 101st in the country in terms of giving up free yards.

LSU has surrendered a total of 333 yards via the ground game (166.5 yards per outing) in addition to 2 touchdowns rushing on the campaign. They have conceded 2 touchdowns via the pass and 160.5 yards/game, which has them sitting 26th in the nation. The Tigers defense has participated in 130 plays, which is good for 48th in the country. The Tigers are giving up 20.5 points per game, which puts them 55th in Division 1. Over the course of the season, they have surrendered 41 pts.

Who will win tonight's Bulldogs/Tigers college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Bulldogs -1

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