2014 College Football Ole Miss vs. LSU Week 9 Picks & Predictions
By Anthony Rome
BATON ROUGE, LA (The Spread) - Will LSU spoil Ole Miss' perfect season when the two teams square off at 7:15PM ET tonight?
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Ole Miss is a 3.5-point home favorite over LSU, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 44.5 points. As of this writing, 72% of public bettors currently favor the Rebels minus the points.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Rebels opened as a 3-point favorite but the number has been bet up past the key number and is now sitting at 3.5 or 4, depending on the sports book. As for the total, it opened at 47 and has been bet down to 44.5 of 44.
SEASON RECORDS: The Rebels enter play with a 7-0 record and have been a profitable 6-0-1 at the betting window this season, while the Tigers are 6-2 straight up and 6-2 against the spread. While the under is 6-1 in Ole Miss' seven games this season, LSU's over/under record is sitting at 4-4.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take Ole Miss. According to latest college football trends, the road team is 14-3 against the spread in the last 17 meetings between these two teams while the Rebels are 10-3 against the number in their last 13 games versus LSU and 9-0 ATS in their last nine road games versus the Tigers. LSU, meanwhile, is just 5-11-1 against the spread in its last 17 games following a straight up win, 1-4 ATS in its last five games following a straight up win of more than 20 points and 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games after allowing less than 20 points in its previous game.
2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 9 FREE PICK: OLE MISS REBELS -3.5