Mississippi at South Carolina

Ole Miss was the surprise team in the SEC a year ago. They even went into the swamp and shocked the eventual National Champion Gators for their only loss of the season. The Rebels will again be good offensively, but they took a hit in the offensive line when All-American Micheal Oher left for the NFL. They also took a hit on the defensive line with the departure of another All-American Jerry Peria. The Achilles heel of this team however is the secondary, which was torched for 221 yards per game a year ago, finishing dead last in the SEC. That may not be good news in this one as South Carolina is throwing the ball over 40 times per game and had over 300 yards against Georgia in the air on the road. The Gamecocks addressed a running game that produced only 94 yards per game last year with a true freshman sensation in Jarvis Giles who is electric and has averaged nearly six yards per carry already to start his career.The Rebels have not been tested yet, and the first tough game is tonight. Meanwhile South Carolina has already been on the road at Georgia. Mississippi has not been kind to their backers on the road as a favorite as they are just 2-8 in their last 10 as a road chalk. This has been a dog-laden series, with the underdog getting the win in four of their last five meetings. Under Steve Spurrier, the Gamecocks are 17-8 ATS in their first five games of the season and Spurrier is 70-45 ATS in his career in conference games. It will be a tough one under the lights for the Rebels and I'm backing South Carolina in this one.