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 top run defenses meet 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 double-digit, 17.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 57.5 for the contest.
For more great betting and fantasy insight, join the SI Winners Club Newsletter.
Odds for Alabama vs. Mississippi State
Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook.
Over/Under Insights
- Alabama and its opponents have gone over the current 57.5-point total in five of six games (83.3%) this season.
- Mississippi State has combined with its opponents to score more than 57.5 points in two games this season.
- The two teams combine to score 72.1 points per game, 14.6 more than the total in this contest.
- 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.
- The average total in Crimson Tide games this season is 61.9, 4.4 points more than Saturday's total of 57.5.
- The 54.5 PPG average total in Bulldogs games this season is three points fewer than this game's over/under.
Alabama Stats and Trends
- In Alabama's six games this season, it has three wins against the spread.
- The Crimson Tide have been favored by 17.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
- Alabama's games this year have eclipsed the over/under in 50% of its opportunities (three times in six games with a set point total).
- This year, the Crimson Tide score 19.3 more points per game (44.3) than the Bulldogs surrender (25).
- When Alabama records more than 25 points, it is 3-3 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
- The Crimson Tide collect 471.3 yards per game, 153.3 more yards than the 318 the Bulldogs allow per contest.
- Alabama is 3-3 against the spread and 5-1 overall when the team piles up more than 318 yards.
- The Crimson Tide have turned the ball over five times this season, three fewer than the Bulldogs have forced (8).
- 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 season.
- Mississippi State's games this season have gone over the total in two out of five opportunities (40%).
- The Bulldogs average 27.8 points per game, 5.8 more than the Crimson Tide allow (22).
- Mississippi State is 2-3 against the spread and 3-2 overall in games when it puts up more than 22 points.
- The Bulldogs rack up 127.9 more yards per game (428.6) than the Crimson Tide give up per outing (300.7).
- In games that Mississippi State piles up over 300.7 yards, the team is 2-3 against the spread and 3-2 overall.
- The Bulldogs have seven giveaways this season, while the Crimson Tide have nine takeaways .
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.