Ole Miss vs Florida prediction & betting tips - Nov. 23 | College Football Week 13
The Ole Miss Rebels are on the road to play the Florida Gators on Saturday at noon ET. The game can be seen on ABC.
Ole Miss (8-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) is coming off its open week and beat Georgia 28–10 before that. Meanwhile, Florida (5-5, 3-4) is coming off an upset 27–16 win over LSU.
Ole Miss vs Florida: Preview
Ole Miss is a 10.5-point favorite to defeat Florida while the over/under is set at 55.5 points.
The Rebels control their playoff destiny after winning over Georgia; Ole Miss needs to win out to make the playoffs. The Rebels had a statement win over Georgia, as coach Lane Kiffin says his team is peaking at the right time.
"This has been a really good time period here for us at the beginning of this week and last week, coming off of playing really well lately, I think we are peaking at the right time, the last couple of games.
Obviously the Georgia game, a three-score win and 30-point win at Arkansas. So I do think that we’re playing really well right now, which is exciting to be playing well at the end of the season, in any season, let alone when there’s a new playoff format, so that’s exciting," Kiffin said, via The Rebel Walk.
Ole Miss is led by Jaxson Dart who's thrown for 3,409 yards, 22 touchdowns and four interceptions. Henry Parrish Jr. has rushed for 678 yards and 10 touchdowns, while Tre Harris leads the team with 987 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
Defensively, Trey Amos has three interceptions, Suntarine Perkins has 10 sacks, and Chris Paul Jr. has 72 tackles.
Florida, meanwhile, beat LSU to keep its bowl legibility alive. The Gators will likely be favored to beat FSU in the final game. However, Florida is playing better with DJ Lagway at quarterback as the Gators can play spoiler to Ole Miss.
"Right now, we're just focused on this week, winning this game, playing our best brand of ball and continuing to improve upon what we've been doing," Florida defensive lineman Jack Pyburn said, via Gainesville Sun.
The Gators are led by Lagway who's thrown for 1,297 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Jadan Baugh has rushed for 476 yards and seven touchdowns, while Elijhah Badger has 691 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Florida is playing much better football. However, Ole Miss' offense is legit, while its defensive line will be able to get after Lagway to get a big win here.
Prediction: Ole Miss 27, Florida 20.
Ole Miss vs Florida: Betting tips
Tip 1: Florida +10.5 (-112)
Tip 2: Under 55.5 points (-112)
Tip 3: Ole Miss under 7.5 points first quarter (-180)