UMass Minutemen

UMass Minutemen

Nov 2, 2024

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State Bulldogs
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UMass vs Mississippi State Betting Pick & Preview – 11/2/2024

The UMass Minutemen are set to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs on November 2, 2024, at 4:15 pm ET. The initial odds from DraftKings Sportsbook have the UMass Minutemen as 18 point underdogs. The total of 59.0 has seen 29% of bets placed on the under and 71% on the over. Here, we break down UMass vs Mississippi State and determine if the SEC team will hold serve or if they will be put on upset alert.

UMass Still Winless Against FBS Competition

Going into Saturday's action, the UMass Minutemen are 2-6 on the season, with both of those wins coming against FCS opponents. The Minutemen have wins over Central Connecticut and Wagner under their belts, but haven't beat anyone else. The Minutemen have one game against an SEC opponent under their belt already this year, a 45-3 home loss to Missouri. Here, they will look to perform better on the road, albeit against a much worse SEC opponent than Missouri was.

Mississippi State Looking For Break From Nightmare SEC Season

This season has been dreadful for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are 1-7 overall this season and 0-5 in the SEC to this point in the year. This game represents a rare chance for the Bulldogs to pick up a win, as they look to improve to 2-7 on the year. But for that to happen, the defense of the Bulldogs has to be better than it has been for most of this season. Mississippi State has allowed 36.4 points per game on the season, one of the worst marks in FBS football, which could put them in trouble even against UMass.

UMass vs Mississippi State Best Bet

We are concerned about the defense of Mississippi State going into Saturday's UMass vs Mississippi State matchup. So instead of betting on the Bulldogs to cover a big number against an inferior opponent, we will instead recommend betting on the over in this contest. Look for both teams to do some scoring and for this game to get into the 60s, as we don't anticipate either team doing enough on defense to win this game in convincing fashion.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

+18.5/-108
51% UMASS
-18.5/-112
49% MSPST

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+700
1% UMASS
-1100
99% MSPST

Total Pick Consensus

60.0/-110
63% UN
60.0/-110
37% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

UMASS
Team Stats
MSPST
8
GM
8
19.1
PPG
36.4
66.1
PLAYS-PG
69.6
330.1
YDS/G
477.6
5.0
YPP
6.9
18.6
1st DPG
23.9
8.1
1st DPass
12.4
8.4
1st DRush
10.0
2.1
1st Pen
1.5
7.6
Pen-Gm
6.5
65.8
Pen-Yds
58.4
0.3
FUM-G
0.5
0.6
INT-G
0.8

Defense/Offense

UMASS
Team Stats
MSPST
8
GM
8
30.0
PPG
27.1
58.1
PLAYS-PG
69.4
328.0
YDS/G
390.5
5.6
YPP
5.6
16.9
1st DPG
21.4
6.0
1st DPass
11.3
9.0
1st DRush
8.0
1.9
1st Pen
2.1
6.0
Pen-Gm
6.8
51.1
Pen-Yds
61.3
0.3
FUM-G
0.9
0.5
INT-G
0.6

Offense/Defense

UMASS
Rushing
MSPST
38.1
ATT
38.8
136.3
Y/G
213.3
3.6
Y/A
5.5
1.1
TD/G
2.1

Defense/Offense

UMASS
Rushing
MSPST
37.3
ATT
37.4
170.5
Y/G
131.1
4.6
Y/A
3.5
2.1
TD/G
1.3

Offense/Defense

UMASS
Passing
MSPST
16.1
CMP
22.6
28
ATT
30.9
57.6
CMP%
73.3
193.9
Y/G
264.4
6.9
Y/A
8.6
1
TD/G
2.3

Defense/Offense

UMASS
Passing
MSPST
11.9
CMP
19.6
20.9
ATT
32
56.9
CMP%
61.3
157.5
Y/G
259.4
7.5
Y/A
8.1
1.4
TD/G
2

UMASS
Special Teams
MSPST
4.6
Punts-GM
3.3
40.2
Punt Avg
45.1
1.8
Kick Ret GM
1.0
18.2
Kick Ret Avg
26.3
1.5
Punt Ret GM
1.0
9.4
Punt Ret Avg
16.5

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
UMASS MSPST
UMASS MSPST
Consensus
+19.5 (-110)
-19.5 (-110)
+18.5 (-110)
-18.5 (-110)
+22.5 (-108)
-22.5 (-110)
+18.5 (-108)
-18.5 (-112)
+17.5 (-110)
-17.5 (-110)
+18.5 (-110)
-18.5 (-110)
+17.5 (-109)
-17.5 (-109)
+17.5 (-109)
-17.5 (-112)
+17.0 (-110)
-17.0 (-110)
+18.5 (-110)
-18.5 (-110)
+17.5 (-110)
-17.5 (-110)
+18.5 (-110)
-18.5 (-110)
Open
Current
Book
UMASS MSPST
UMASS MSPST
Consensus
+575
-910
+640
-1064
+550
-800
+700
-1100
+540
-800
+660
-1050
+575
-910
+600
-1115
+550
-800
+600
-900
+600
-900
+700
-1100
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
58.0 (-110)
58.0 (-110)
59.5 (-111)
59.5 (-110)
58.0 (-110)
58.0 (-110)
60.0 (-110)
60.0 (-110)
58.5 (-110)
58.5 (-110)
59.5 (-115)
59.5 (-105)
58.5 (-105)
58.5 (-117)
59.5 (-108)
59.5 (-113)
58.0 (-110)
58.0 (-110)
60.0 (-110)
60.0 (-110)
58.5 (-110)
58.5 (-110)
59.5 (-110)
59.5 (-110)