Georgia vs. Mississippi State Picks, Predictions College Football Week 11: Bulldogs are Huge Road Favorites
Last Updated: November 10, 2022 7:49 AM EST • 2 min 36 sec read.
Georgia is the top team in the country, and the school is a 16.5-point favorite against the 6-3 Mississippi State Bulldogs. Read on for our Georgia-Mississippi State picks and predictions.
The Georgia Bulldogs have been demolishing their competition since a legitimate scare from the Missouri Tigers. There's been a 28.25-point average margin of victory over their last four games. They dispatched Tennessee with ease in Week 10 to retake the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff ranking.
Meanwhile, Mississippi State has lost two of three and barely escaped against Auburn in Week 10. They're undefeated at home in 2022, and the team is 3-1-1 against the spread in those five games.
Here are our Georgia-Mississippi State college football picks for Week 11 (odds via FanDuel Sportsbook; Pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
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Georgia vs. Mississippi State Game Info
Date: Saturday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
Weather: 30 degrees, 1% chance of precipitation, 6-mph winds
Georgia vs. Mississippi State Odds
Georgia vs. Mississippi State Analysis
Georgia opened as the 17-point favorite, and the line quickly dropped to 16. A majority of bettors are backing Georgia against the spread, moving the line back to 16.5 at all of the major sportsbooks except for DraftKings and PointsBet. The Bulldogs are getting 69% of the cash and 82% of the tickets.
As for the total, there's been minimal movement since opening at 54. Right now, all of the major sportsbooks list the total at 53.5. The Over is getting 97% of the cash and 75% of the tickets.
Georgia vs. Mississippi State Picks
Georgia vs. Mississippi State ATS Pick
Mississippi State +16.5 (-110) ★★★
Mississippi State isn’t going to win this game, but the school will play Georgia close for most of the contest. Georgia has been enjoying plenty of success in recent weeks, but the Bulldogs have played their last four games either at home or at a neutral site. They've participated in just two true road games this season, very nearly losing one.
Mississippi State’s three defeats have been double-digit losses on the road. Those setbacks came against strong teams in LSU, Kentucky, and Alabama. Mississippi State has earned 20-point wins in nearly all of the squad's home games, with the exception of the Week 10 collapse against Auburn.
Georgia vs. Mississippi State O/U Pick
Under 53.5 (-110) ★★★
Georgia’s defense is allowing just 10.8 points per game, minimizing the importance of Mississippi State’s 32.6 points scored per contest. Mississippi State has been struggling against good defenses. The Bulldogs scored just six against Alabama, 17 against Kentucky, and 16 against LSU.
While the expectation is that Mississippi State will score under 20, Georgia getting anywhere near its season average of 40.1 points per game is also unlikely. Mississippi State’s defense has allowed 30-plus points in back-to-back weeks, but the team had given up 30 points to just one other opposing program before that stretch.
Georgia struggled on the road against a tough Missouri defense in early October. Now a juggernaut offense will be held in check enough again for the Under to cash.
Georgia vs. Mississippi State Prop Pick
Georgia Under 34.5 points (-113) ★★★
Mississippi State’s defense isn't as bad as the unit has looked over the last two weeks, and Georgia is playing in just its third road game of 2022. Georgia has only scored fewer than 35 points three times this season.
But Mississippi State has yet to give up 35 points in a game this campaign. The team has allowed 30, 27, and 31 points during losses. After jumping out to a huge lead in Week 10, the Bulldogs gave up 27 points in the second half to Auburn. They may have already mentally moved on to this game against Georgia.
A talented Georgia team may break 30 points for the seventh time in 2022, but Mississippi State's defense will do enough to keep the opposition below five touchdowns.
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Georgia-Mississippi State picks made 11/10/2022 at 9:42 a.m. ET
Philip Wood