Alabama at Mississippi

This is a huge game for both teams, but moreso for the Rebels. Ranked in the top 10 to start the season, they started off with two big wins scoring 97 and allowing just 20 in their first two games. Then came a nationally televised tilt at South Carolina. In that game, Mississippi wilted and lost outright as a favorite, mustering just 10 points. They were quickly written off by the public who was backing them to the tune of 75% in that game. They looked bad and now no one wants to touch them. But hang on. That was a road game against a very good defensive team (S. Carolina ranked 14th in the nation on defense). That was a bad situation for Mississippi and it's why we were on the Gamecocks in that game. But, let's not overreact to one loss. It was an off day for Jevon Snead and the Rebels who bounced back from that game to beat Vanderbilt 23-7 last week. This game will be at home and they can recover from that S. Carolina loss in a huge way by upsetting the unbeaten Crimson Tide. Alabama's defense is good but so is Ole Miss' defense, ranked 6th in the nation in scoring defense. The Rebs are 9-3 ATS as an underdog vs. a ranked team at home and they Houston Nutt-coached teams are 32-17 ATS in the underdog role. I like Mississippi to keep this one close.