The Rebels looks to avenge a late season loss to the Wildcats that ended their CFP dreams last year when they square off today at 3:30 PM ET on ABC. SBR's Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the matchup in his Ole Miss vs Kentucky prediction:
Ole Miss -8.5 (-110 FanDuel)
"Georgia State found success on the ground against Ole Miss in the opener, which could be good news for Kentucky’s solid rushing attack that Dante Dowdell and Seth McGowan lead. But to hang with Ole Miss, the Wildcats will need Zach Calzada to make plays with his arm.
But I’m not convinced Calzada can do it after an 85-yard performance in which he completed fewer than 50% of his pass attempts against Toledo. Ole Miss dropped 695 yards of total offense on Georgia State, which tells me the Rebels may punish Kentucky’s defense as retribution for the Wildcats’ upset win in Oxford last fall."
Austin Simmons Over 260.5 passing yards (-114 FanDuel)
"New Rebels QB Austin Simmons paced the Ole Miss aerial attack with 341 yards and three touchdowns last week during a rout of Georgia State.
He needs to take better care of the football than Simmons did while throwing two interceptions in that contest. But the dynamic gunslinger should make the Rebels' offense hum against a Kentucky secondary that allowed 270 passing yards to Toledo in a Week 1 gutcheck."
Ole Miss vs Kentucky odds:
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Ole Miss -8.5 (-110 FanDuel)
"Georgia State found success on the ground against Ole Miss in the opener, which could be good news for Kentucky’s solid rushing attack that Dante Dowdell and Seth McGowan lead. But to hang with Ole Miss, the Wildcats will need Zach Calzada to make plays with his arm.
But I’m not convinced Calzada can do it after an 85-yard performance in which he completed fewer than 50% of his pass attempts against Toledo. Ole Miss dropped 695 yards of total offense on Georgia State, which tells me the Rebels may punish Kentucky’s defense as retribution for the Wildcats’ upset win in Oxford last fall."
Austin Simmons Over 260.5 passing yards (-114 FanDuel)
"New Rebels QB Austin Simmons paced the Ole Miss aerial attack with 341 yards and three touchdowns last week during a rout of Georgia State.
He needs to take better care of the football than Simmons did while throwing two interceptions in that contest. But the dynamic gunslinger should make the Rebels' offense hum against a Kentucky secondary that allowed 270 passing yards to Toledo in a Week 1 gutcheck."
Ole Miss vs Kentucky odds:
Will the Rebs get payback or can Kentucky pull of another upset? Share your prediction below.