From the booth

Mississippi State rides a bye week into Baton Rouge looking to shake off a 56-23 drubbing at Alabama, but LSU's been the betting market's lean in a ranked SEC matchup. The Tigers are ranked 22 and favored by 14.5 points, and our model goes further at 82%, banking on LSU's offensive firepower in the last 3 games averaging 44 points. The Bulldogs' defense has tightened up, but they'll need to contain a Tigers team still humming despite last week's road loss to Kentucky.