Vanderbilt +17 2.2% play
Both of these teams are run first teams and this should keep the clock ticking making this a very challenging spread for Ole Miss to cover. Ole Miss does like to play fast, but Vanderbilt counters that by being the 111th paced team in the country. Vanderbilt actually is the best running team that Ole mIss has faced and ran for over 200 yards a season ago. I think the bye week helps them here even more as they try to pull the upset over a top 10 team while Ole Miss was extremely fortunate to beat Kentucky at home as a 7 point favorite.
On paper Ole Miss run defense has been dominant ranking 26th, but a closer look and they have faced an average rushing ypc of 111th. Vanderbilt comes in here ranking 55th, and as I mentioned should have some success running the ball. Ole Miss last year really struggled running the ball on the road -2ypc, and that is the strength of the Vanderbilt defense. I think we see a close game, and Ole Miss has shown they are willing to take the foot off the break late in games.
