Mississippi Rebels vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/05/2024

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 5, 2024

Venue:  Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss -9.5, South Carolina +9.5; Over/Under:  53.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss -9.5, South Carolina +9.5; Over/Under:  53.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Ole Miss -9.5, South Carolina +9.5; Over/Under:  53.5 points

Mississippi Rebels:  4-1 (0-1) (13th place, SEC)

South Carolina Gamecocks:  3-1 (1-1) (8th place, SEC)

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Big Al McMordie is on a HOT STREAK in college football on a 24-7 CFB RUN for +$16,370 PROFIT! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

Mississippi Rebels:  lost their last game at home against the Kentucky Wildcats 20-17.

South Carolina Gamecocks:  won their last game at home against the Akron Zips 50-7.

Ole Miss is entering this game with a 4-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Kentucky 20-17. Jaxson Dart was the starting QB and he completed 18/27 passes for 261 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Henry Parrish Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 62 and 1 TD. Tre Harris led the receivers with 176 receiving yards on 11 receptions and 1 TD. Trey Washington led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Suntarine Perkins led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

South Carolina is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their conference games too. They are 2-1 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Akron 50-7. Robby Ashford was the starting QB and he completed 15/21 passes for 243 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Robby Ashford led the team in rushing yards with 133 and 1 TD. Gage Larvadain led the receivers with 79 receiving yards on 2 receptions. Demetrius Knight II led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Rondarius Porter led the defense in sacks with 1. DQ Smith came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have South Carolina listed as a 9.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. South Carolina has looked good in their games this season with their 3-1 record overall and their 1-1 conference record. Their 1 loss this season was against LSU in a game they were leading for a lot of the time, but they still looked really good in that game with their offense rolling. Their 1 conference win was a road blow out over Kentucky and now they are coming off another blow out win against Akron at home. Meanwhile, Ole Miss has looked good in their games this season with their 4-1 record overall, but they are 0-1 in their conference games. They looked great in their 4 wins, but they didn't really play any strong teams in those and it showed in their last one. They are coming off a home loss against Kentucky in their last one and Kentucky hasn't looked that great this season. Ole Miss has a really strong offense with a good run and pass game, but they couldn't get anything done against Kentucky's defense. South Carolina has looked good on defense this season so they are going to be able to get some stops in this game. Ole Miss will be looking to bounce back with a better performance, but this is still going to be a really tough game with it being their first conference road game of the season. South Carolina has been rolling on offense in all of their games too, so even if they can't stop this Ole Miss offense with their defense, South Carolina is going to put up points on this Ole Miss defense that was exposed against a bad Kentucky offense last week. The best way to place a bet here is on South Carolina to cover the spread in this game. 

Mississippi South Carolina Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 5, 2024 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Ole Miss 31 South Carolina 28.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert football picks today. And if you enjoyed this Mississippi Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NCAAF predictions and previews.

Mississippi Rebels: 5-9 ATS against conference opponents. 1-4 ATS off a loss against a conference rival. 3-6 ATS vs. good teams - outscoring opponents by 10+ PPG on the season. 16-8 UNDER as a favorite. 4-0 UNDER as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 11-6 UNDER after playing a game at home. 

South Carolina Gamecocks: 11-6 ATS in home lined games. 6-1 ATS after a win by 17 or more points. 10-5 ATS after playing a game at home. 7-4 UNDER off a home win. 6-3 UNDER after scoring 37 points or more last game. 4-1 1H UNDER after a 2 game home stand.

Mississippi Rebels:  I. Hartrup (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Price (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. James (OL) Questionable - Hand. L. Diggs (RB) Out - Knee.

South Carolina Gamecocks:  L. Sellers (QB) Questionable - Ankle. J. Moore (OL) Questionable - Undisclosed. E. Floyd (DB) Questionable - Undisclosed. A. Colasurdo (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed.

"Beyond disappointing. It’s a disappointing day. The game comes down at the end with us having a chance to win in every phase and we didn’t do it. Got to give credit to Stoops.” - Lane Kiffin after his team’s loss against Kentucky in their last game. 

“Obviously, this was a tough week, coming off last week. We certainly had a bitter disappointment last week, but our guys responded the right way.” - Shane Beamer after his team’s win against Akron in their last game. 

WR Wells Jr., Antwane 

WR Harris, Tre 

WR Lee, Cayden

TE Prieskorn, Caden

QB Dart, Jaxson 

RB Parrish Jr., Henry 

WR Brown, Jared 

WR Jacobs, Vandrevius 

WR Bennett Jr., Mazeo

TE Simon, Joshua

TE Hunt, Brady

QB Sellers, LaNorris

RB Sanders, Raheim

Passing: J. Dart (1815)

Rushing: H. Parrish (489)

Receiving: T. Harris (804)

Touchdowns: H. Parrish (8)

Passing: L. Sellers (393)

Rushing: R. Sanders (286)

Receiving: M. Bennett (159)

Touchdowns: R. Sanders (4)

Coaches:

Mississippi Rebels: Lane Kiffin (5th season)

South Carolina Gamecocks: Shane Beamer (4th season)