Missouri at Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss. (Interstat) — Missouri will visit Ole Miss for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Tigers enter with a 5-1 record as the visiting team. The Rebels enter with a 4-1 record as the home team.
Missouri most recently defeated Texas A&M 27-6. Austin Simmons, a quarterback to watch for the Tigers, completed 14 of 28 passes for 147 yards and one touchdown and ran four times for 24 yards. Jamal Roberts rushed 34 times for 222 yards and two touchdowns, added three receptions for 8 yards and recorded one tackle. Xai’Shaun Edwards carried three times for 5 yards.
Simmons’ other recent performances include a 45-17 win over Florida, when he completed 23 of 30 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns and ran once for 1 yard. In a 24-31 loss to Mississippi State, he completed 23 of 39 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns. In a 27-17 win over Troy, he completed 10 of 19 passes for 91 yards and one touchdown and ran twice for 3 yards. Simmons has passed for 873 yards and seven touchdowns over his last four games.
Ole Miss most recently won 52-17 at Vanderbilt. Trinidad Chambliss, a quarterback to watch for the Rebels, completed 20 of 30 passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns and ran four times for 5 yards and one touchdown. Makhi Frazier rushed 13 times for 73 yards. Shekai Mills-Knight ran four times for 42 yards and one touchdown.
Chambliss’ other recent performances include a 28-52 loss at Florida, when he completed 25 of 34 passes for 298 yards and one touchdown and ran seven times for 44 yards and two touchdowns. In a 32-24 win over LSU, he completed 33 of 48 passes for 363 yards and two touchdowns and ran nine times for 2 yards and one touchdown. Chambliss has passed for 874 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 51 yards and four touchdowns over his last three games.
Missouri also has wins over Kansas (38-21), Troy (27-17), Florida (45-17) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (54-14). Its lone loss was 31-24 at Mississippi State. Ole Miss has wins over Louisville (41-38), Charlotte (41-9), LSU (32-24) and Vanderbilt (52-17). Its lone loss was 52-28 at Florida. Missouri’s upcoming games include Arkansas, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky and Oklahoma. Ole Miss’ upcoming games include Texas, Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Wofford and Mississippi State.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ole Miss 38, Missouri 32. Ole Miss has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under is 58.5.