Alabama vs. Mississippi State Free Pick

Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott is playing the final games of what’s been a very impressive college career. The problem was getting inside the 10 yard line twice and only coming away with three points….score touchdowns there and you’ve got 17 points in the game….cut those 60+ yard touchdowns given up in half and it’s an overtime game. The Hogs rushed for 299 yards with RB Alex Collins leading the way with 141 (including an 80-yard touchdown run), RB Kody Walker adding 88 and Cornelius finishing with 71 on two carries.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Crimson Tide is now an 8-point favorite versus the Bulldogs after Mississippi State opened as a 7-point home underdog.

Jones’ touchdown gave Alabama an early 7-0 lead in Starkville and covered up early offensive deficincies.

Prediction Last week the total focus of the Alabama defense was on No. 7, this week it’ll be on No. 15. Waters hit 6 of 16 from the floor Saturday, including four 3-pointers.

Who has a bigger task – Alabama continuing to make its case for a playoff berth or Notre Dame, a team with one loss and ahead of Baylor, Oklahoma State and Iowa in the latest rankings?

Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott threw for 300 yards, but the Bulldogs never found the end zone.

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said his team played “fantastic” defense for most of the night, but was undone by Alabama’s ability to make big plays. “This is an outstanding team all the way around, and this is not the time for anyone to think that just because we had what a few would call a “big win” that there is any reason to think that the next game is not the most important game that we need to play”. “We didn’t play well on offense in the first half, but I think we played better in the second half”.

“Everybody just got on their man and I just tried to make a play”, Jones said. Jake Coker completed 18 of 24 passes for 184 yards. This marked the second straight week that Henry surpassed 200 yards, also the third time this season. Ridley finished with five catches for 65 yards and the score. Sometimes when you rush, you distort the coverage more than when you try to hold them up (for a return), because when you try to hold them up they read you and they all just take off running. He has really good skill guys outside that have made a lot of big plays, and he can hurt you running the ball.

Jonathan Allen led the way with three sacks against the Bulldogs, while Ryan Anderson, A’Shawn Robinson and Tim Williams each had two. If Alabama doesn’t turn over the football and contains Prescott, the Crimson Tide will get a comfortable victory in what could be its most hard game left before the College Football Playoffs. “We are going to have to take another huge step forward this Saturday and play at an extremely high level to put ourselves in a position to win”. Alabama’s goal-line stand set the tone for the rest of the game, as the talented and deep defensive front controlled the line of scrimmage against an overmatched MSU offensive line.