The Ole Miss Rebels are receiving six points from oddsmakers as they get their 2019 campaign underway against the Memphis Tigers at Liberty Bowl Memorial. ABC has the TV rights and kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Memphis Tigers vs. Ole Miss Rebels
Ole Miss is the road underdog in this game and is currently getting 6 points. The Rebels are also receiving +185 moneyline odds while the Tigers are -230. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 67.5 points, and if one team can find paydirt in the early stages, it’ll probably produce a decent live betting opportunity.
The line originally opened at -8 and the game’s over/under was initially pegged at 68, so early action has shifted toward the Rebels.
Against the spread (ATS) last season, the Rebels finished 3-9. The over hit in six of those games while the under cashed six times. The Tigers compiled an ATS record of 8-6 with an O/U record of 7-5-1.
Overall, the Tigers went 8-6 straight up (SU) last year while the Rebels went 5-7 in 2018. Against conference opponents, the Rebels went 1-7 SU and the Tigers were 5-3 SU when facing American Athletic Conference teams. The Rebels went 4-0 SU when playing teams out of conference while the Tigers were 3-1 SU against such teams.
The Rebels averaged 297.9 passing yards per game and 134.3 rushing yards per game against their eight in-conference opponents last year. The team managed to put up 22.0 points per game against those opponents and gave up 41.0 per contest. When facing out-of-conference competition, those numbers all improved, as they averaged 57.8 points and 26.5 points-allowed, in addition to 443.5 pass yards per game and 223.8 rush yards per game.
In matchups featuring out-of-conference foes in 2018, the Tigers passed for 299.3 yards per game and rushed for 301.3 per game on their way to 52.5 points per outing. When playing just AAC opponents, the offense managed 39.5 points per game by averaging 231.9 passing yards and 263.3 rushing yards. The Tigers defense allowed 34.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 27.3 to AAC teams
If last year’s numbers are any indication, then it appears the Tigers may hold an advantage in terms of RB effectiveness, as their running backs produced 6.4 yards per carry last season while the defense allowed 4.1 yards per rush attempt to opponents. The Rebels ran for 4.7 yards per carry last year while allowing a YPC of 5.1 to opponents.
Ole Miss Rebels vs. Memphis Tigers Free NCAA Betting Tip
SU Winner: Memphis, ATS Winner: Memphis, O/U: Over
Betting Notes
- Ole Miss created 24 rushing touchdowns last season.
- Memphis put up a whopping 48 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Ole Miss offense gave up 32 sacks last season. Their defense created 22 sacks.
- Memphis offensive line gave up 24 sacks last year. Their defense got to opposing QBs on 37 occasions
- Ole Miss threw for 21 passing touchdowns last season.
- Memphis produced 28 passing touchdowns last season.
