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Overview:

On Saturday, November 12th, at 7:30 P.M. the Ole Miss Rebels will be on the road to take on the #10 Texas A&M Aggies.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Texas A&M 35.2 – Ole Miss 24.7 with an over/under of 59.9.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Texas A&M 32.5 – Ole Miss 22.5 with an over/under of 55.0.

2016-17 Statistics (127 total teams):

Passing offense: Ole Miss 316.4 YPG > Texas A&M 251.3 YPG

Rushing offense: Texas A&M 234.4 YPG > Ole Miss 149.2 YPG

Scoring offense: Texas A&M 37.2 > Ole Miss 36.1 PPG

Scoring defense: Texas A&M 21.4 PPG > Ole Miss 31.9 PPG

Passing defense: Ole Miss 220.4 YPG > Texas A&M 243.2 YPG

Rushing defense: Texas A&M 197.4 YPG > Ole Miss 240.2 YPG

Turnover Margin Per Game: Texas A&M +0.8 > Ole Miss -0.1

Strength of schedule:

Texas A&M is (7-2) with wins over UCLA, Prairie View A&M, Auburn, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, and New Mexico State.  They were defeated by Alabama and Mississippi State.  Ole Miss is (4-5) with wins over Wofford, Georgia, Memphis, and Georgia Southern.  They were defeated by Florida State, Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, and Auburn.

Summary:

This is a really interesting game because both teams have lost their starting quarterback for the remainder of the season.  If you look at the numbers Ole Miss was much more reliant on their quarterback Chad Kelly for their overall team success.  Texas A&M has more balance offensively as they already were reliant on a strong running game.  Defensively Texas A&M has a huge advantage and they have the best player in the country in defensive end Myles Garrett.  Ole Miss lost every time they faced a big conference opponent this season and I expect that to remain the same.  I think this will be a low scoring game because of the uncertainty surrounding both teams at the quarterback position.  I like Texas A&M to come out on top on their home field.

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