Saturday Down South’s Michael Bratton and Chris Marler predict the winner of Saturday’s game between Kentucky and Mississippi State.
Here is what they had to say about the game:
Mississippi State (-10) at Kentucky
Michael: It’s hard not to be impressed with Kentucky this season. The Wildcats are knocking at the door of a ranking and deserve that honor following a great start to the season. The only problem? Mississippi State is worthy of a top 10 ranking and should dominate this game on the line of scrimmage. With Nick Fitzgerald finding his groove in the passing game, look for Joe Moorhead’s offense to continue to progress for the Bulldogs, as the entire playbook has yet to be opened up for Hail State. Benny Snell is my favorite player in the SEC this year but he can’t do everything by himself against an opponent of this caliber. It’s going to take a Herculean effort by Terry Wilson just to keep this one close.
Mississippi State 45 Kentucky 20
Chris: I think this may be the best conference game of the week. Mississippi St heads to Lexington to face an undefeated Kentucky team that is on the cusp of turning the corner. Again. Mississippi St is in an interesting spot here, and I wonder if the Bulldogs will overlook UK since their former coach Dan Mullen comes to town next week.
I like Kentucky. I think they’re better than people are giving them credit for, and I think Benny Snell may be the star in the making that he keeps telling himself, and everyone else, he is. However, Mississippi St is averaging over 8.5 ypp on offense, and that D-Line will be tough to run against. I think Kentucky keeps it close but Miss St heads into the Mullen Bowl at 4-0.
Mississippi State 28 Kentucky 20
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