Ole Miss vs. LSU: Point Spread, Total & Prediction

Orgeron, a Cajun, would like the LSU job permanently. LSU is 4-2, but lost head coach Les Miles, who was sacked. And yet, there nearly seems to be a lack of juice to the matchup. Ole Miss is just 3-3 on the year. Any dreams of a conference title for the program’s best non-Manning quarterback are more or less over and done with.

While, with Kelly, the Rebels’ offense seems unstoppable, their defense ranks last in the SEC with an average of 448 yards allowed each game. Ole Miss has not won in Tiger Stadium since 2008, but the Tigers have not beaten Ole Miss by more than a touchdown at home in over 20 years. Plus Vanderbilt and Mississippi State which are expected wins but games against teams that really want to beat the Rebs. “I think they’re both outstanding backs”. This series has seen two World Wars come and go. Last season the Rebels fielded a group that was top 25 in the nation when it came to stopping the run. Earlier this week, Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly reiterated just how much he hates to lose a football game, emphasizing how competitive he and his teammates are. Four other receivers have over 200 yards as well. The crushing loss to Arkansas last week left Ole Miss at.500 and a loss to LSU this week would see tem surpass last year’s loss total and fall to 3-4 on the season, so their backs are literally against the wall. LSU was able to use a huge third quarter in which they scored 28 points in order to secure the win.

What has been interesting, is that the Rebels have been running into some down-and-distance issues.

Will Ensminger feel overly obligated to feed Fournette and stray from the spread-it-around style that worked so well in the past two games?

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report. Tight end Evan Engram leads the SEC in receiving yards a game with 98. The Rebels were 111th among major-college teams in yards per play in his first season, and they climbed to 106th and 66th, respectively, in the next two seasons. “Definitely, a different look to it – more balanced”.

Orgeron has done exceptional work since taking over for the deposed Les Miles, engaging fans and media and former and current players alike. Given that Kelly is the conference’s best quarterback and can heat up at any moment, the game will be close, but the Rebels will eventually run out of energy in the fourth quarter, allowing LSU to pull away. Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams ran for 180 yards last week to earn SEC offensive player of the week honors. It’s a murderer’s row the likes of which LSU has not played back-to-back in this fashion since 2012.

“I had more success in The Blind Side than my coaching, so it might be that, ” he said.

Ole Miss has likely missed Nkemdiche most of all. And the Swagster tends to chuck balls up for grabs when there’s pressure in his face.

And for the second-straight week, the Rebs and their opponent have, shall we say, A BIT OF A HISTORY.