The No. 12 ranked Ole Miss Rebels come to Columbia, South Carolina Saturday afternoon to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks inside Williams-Brice Stadium. Both one-loss teams, the South Carolina Gamecocks and head coach Shane Beamer are fresh off a bye-week. Whereas Ole Miss and head coach Lane Kiffin are fresh off a home loss to the unranked Kentucky Wildcats.
ESPN Matchup Predictor Ole Miss vs South Carolina:
The Rebels have a 75.3% chance of winning this game in Columbia accordin to ESPN's matchup predictor which is a metric produced by measuring the teams Football Power Index. Currently, Ole Miss carries an FPI of 21.8, whereas South Carolina has a rating of 9.1. According to the model, South Carolina is projected to finish with 6.5 wins on the season.
According to Draft Kings, South Carolina is a 9.5-point underdog against the Rebels. The line was initially set at 11.5 in favor of Ole Miss but following the Rebels' loss to Kentucky, the point spread has now shifted a good bit. As the week moves on, this will be a line to keep an eye on.
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