Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs college football matchup on October 16, 2021.
A pair of the nation's toughest run defenses square off when the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1, 0-0 SEC) bring college football's 25th-ranked rushing defense into a matchup with the Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-2, 0-0 SEC), who have the No. 10 rushing defense, on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The Crimson Tide are heavy, 17-point favorites. The total has been set at 57.5 points for this game.
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Odds for Alabama vs. Mississippi State
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Over/Under Insights
- Alabama has combined with its opponents to score more than 57.5 points in five of six games this season.
- Mississippi State and its opponents have combined to score more than 57.5 points in two games this season.
- Saturday's total is 14.6 points lower than the two team's combined 72.1 points per game average.
- The 47 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 10.5 fewer than the 57.5 over/under in this contest.
- Crimson Tide games this season feature an average total of 61.9 points, a number 4.4 points higher than Saturday's over/under.
- In 2021, games involving the Bulldogs have averaged a total of 54.5 points, three fewer than this game's set over/under.
Alabama Stats and Trends
- Alabama has played six games, with three wins against the spread.
- This season, the Crimson Tide have two against the spread wins in four games as a favorite of 17 points or more.
- Alabama's games this year have hit the over three times in six opportunities (50%).
- The Crimson Tide score 19.3 more points per game (44.3) than the Bulldogs give up (25).
- Alabama is 3-3 against the spread and 5-1 overall in games when it scores more than 25 points.
- The Crimson Tide collect 153.3 more yards per game (471.3) than the Bulldogs allow per outing (318).
- When Alabama picks up more than 318 yards, the team is 3-3 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
- The Crimson Tide have five giveaways this season, while the Bulldogs have eight takeaways .
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Alabama at SISportsbook.
Mississippi State Stats and Trends
- Mississippi State has two wins against the spread in five games this year.
- Mississippi State's games this year have gone over the total in two out of five opportunities (40%).
- This year the Bulldogs average 5.8 more points per game (27.8) than the Crimson Tide surrender (22).
- Mississippi State is 2-3 against the spread and 3-2 overall when the team records more than 22 points.
- The Bulldogs collect 127.9 more yards per game (428.6) than the Crimson Tide allow per outing (300.7).
- In games that Mississippi State picks up more than 300.7 yards, the team is 2-3 against the spread and 3-2 overall.
- The Bulldogs have turned the ball over seven times, two fewer times than the Crimson Tide have forced turnovers (9).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.