2014 College Football LA-Lafayette vs. No. 14 Ole Miss Week 3 Free Pick
By Anthony Rome
OXFORD, MS (The Spread) – No. 14 Ole Miss will try to not get caught looking ahead to an October date with Alabama when it hosts LA-Lafayette at 4:00PM ET today.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Mississippi is a 27.5-point favorite over Louisiana-Lafayette while the total is currently sitting at 59 points. The Rebels opened as a 29-point favorite before the side was bet down, while the total opened at 56.5 and has been bet up.
LA-Lafayette was crushed by Louisiana Tech 48-20 as a 16-point home favorite last week. The combined score went over the posted total of 68 points as Terrance Broadway completed 19-of-31 passes for 150 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for 82 yards on 13 carries while Alonzo Harris added 74 yards on 12 carries with one score.
Ole Miss went to 2-0 on the year with a 41-3 rout of Vanderbilt last week. The Rebels covered easily as 17.5-point favorites while the combined score fell under the posted total of 50.5 points. Quarterback Bo Wallace completed 23-of-30 passes for 320 yards and one touchdown, while Evan Engram caught seven passes for 112 yards in the victory.
NCAA Free Pick: Take the under. According to latest college football trends, the under is 5-0 in the Rebels' last five games overall and 5-1 in their last six games in September. The under is also 5-2 in their last seven games following an ATS win, 7-2 in their last nine games after accumulating more than 540 total yards in their previous game and 6-2 in their last eight games following a straight up win of more than 20 points. The under is also 4-0 in the Ragin' Cajuns last four road games, 10-4-1 in their last 15 games after allowing more than 450 total yards in their previous game and 5-2 in their last seven games versus the SEC.
2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 FREE PICK: UL-LAFAYETTE/OLE MISS UNDER 58.5