Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Mississippi vs. Alabama
Saturday, September 23, 2023 3:30 PM
Play: Point Spread: -6.5/-110 Alabama
This is a free play on BAMA. The public can't wait to fade Alabama this week, and it's easy to see why. They lost at home versus Texas, and then they just barely beat South Florida last week. Well I certainly wasn't surprised by their loss to Texas, with a Non-Conference Game of the Year on the Longhorns. I expected Texas to win that game, so when they rallied in the fourth quarter I wasn't shocked. The thing is, Ole Miss ain't Texas, and Jaxon Dart ain't Quinn Ewers. Before we completely condemn Jalen Milroe as a failure (after 3 starts), let's take a look at Jaxon Dart's first three starts at Ole Miss. He averaged less than 200 yards per game on less than 65 percent passing with three TDs and two INTs in games against Georgia Tech, Central Arkansas and Troy. There are some rumors floating around that Milroe didn't sit on the bench last week because of poor play, but rather serving a silent suspension for a poor attitude. Lets see how he responds after Saban named him the starter moving forward. The Rebels come in 3-0 straight up and 3-0 ATS, but a close look at those games doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. They were losing to Tulane through the first three quarters, and only a comedy of errors in the final minute allowed them to come back and cover against the Green Wave. Sure they beat Georgia Tech by 25 last week, but Haynes King threw for over 300 yards and he accounted for three TDs. The Rebels allowed the Georgia Tech offense to rack up 474 total yards of offense. I think you have to be quite naive to think the Crimson Tide are going to look anything like they did last week in Tampa. Roll Tide! GL, Jesse Schule