In a matchup of two top 20 teams, the 13^th-ranked LSU Tigers will face the 20^th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday, September 30, 2023. 

After losing against the Florida State Seminoles in week 1 the LSU Tigers have rebounded and look like the team most people expected them to be this season having won their last three games in a row while Ole Miss lost their SEC season opener on the road against the Alabama Crimson Tide in week 4 and will be looking to avoid dropping to 0-2 to start SEC play when they host the LSU Tigers in week 5 of the college football season. Will the Tigers extend their winning streak to four games or will the Ole Miss Rebels get the win at home in a battle of SEC West division rivals? Let’s take a deeper dive into how these teams are performing this season.

The LSU Tigers enter this game ranked 13^th in the AP Poll and 12^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 3-1 following a 34-31 win at home against the Arkansas Razorbacks while failing to cover the 17.5-point spread as a home favorite in week 4 of the college football season. LSU scored 34 points while compiling a total of 509 yards offensively which included 320 passing yards and 189 rushing yards while allowing 31 points and 426 total yards defensively which included 289 passing yards and 137 rushing yards. Jayden Daniels led the team in passing, completing 20 of 29 attempts for 320 yards with four touchdowns and an interception while adding 36 rushing yards. Logan Diggs led the team in rushing with 14 carries for 97 yards while adding a reception for three yards. Brian Thomas Jr. led the team in receiving, catching five of seven targets for 133 yards and two touchdowns.

Ole Miss enters this game ranked 20^th in the AP Poll and 20^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 3-1 following a 10-24 loss on the road against the Alabama Crimson Tide while failing to cover the 7-point spread as a road underdog in week 4 of the college football season. The Rebels scored 10 points while compiling a total of 301 yards offensively which included 245 passing yards and 56 rushing yards while allowing 24 points and 356 total yards defensively which included 225 passing yards and 131 rushing yards. Jaxson Dart led the team in passing, completing 20 of 35 attempts for 244 yards and an interception while rushing for six yards and a touchdown. Quinshon Judkins led the team in rushing with 13 carries for 56 yards while adding a reception for 10 yards. Dayton Wade led the team in receiving, catching all five targets for 88 yards.

BookMaker has the LSU Tigers listed as 2.5-point favorites on the road against the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday in week 5 of the college football season. LSU has won seven of the last ten and two of the last three games while going 6-3-1 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three contests in the series. LSU is 2-2 ATS overall, 1-0 ATS on the road, 2-2 ATS as a favorite, and 1-1 in conference games this season while the Ole Miss Rebels are 3-1 ATS overall, 2-0 ATS at home, 0-1 ATS as an underdog, and 0-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

LSU enters this game as the higher-ranked team and has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten and two of the last three games. The Tigers are 6-3-1 ATS in the last ten and 2-0-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and taking the LSU Tigers -2 on BookMaker for this matchup on Saturday.