Ole Miss vs. Penn State Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 12-30-2023

The Ole Miss Rebels and Penn State Nittany Lions will square off on Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Kickoff from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA, is at noon ET.

Mississippi (10-2 SU, 7-4-1 ATS, and 5-7 O/U) beat rival Mississippi State in its regular season finale. The Rebels won seven of their last eight games.

Penn State (10-2 SU, 9-3 ATS, and 6-6 O/U) won four of its last five games. Its only two losses were to Big Ten East division foes Michigan and Ohio State.

The Nittany Lions are 4.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 48.5 points.

Rebels: No injuries.

Nittany Lions: WR Harrison Wallace III (15 receptions for 161 yards) is questionable (arm).

Rebels:

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  • TE Kyirin Heath (121 snaps)
  • TE Michael Trigg (79 snaps)
  • S Isheem Young (130 snaps)
  • OLB Reginald Hughes (40 snaps)
  • WR Bralon Brown (56 snaps)
  • WR JJ Henry (24 snaps)
  • OT Cedric Melton (27 snaps)
  • Starting EDGE Cedric Johnson (526 snaps)

Nittany Lions:

  • WR Cristian Driver (27 snaps)
  • DE Chop Robinson (303 snaps)
  • CB Johnny Dixon (497 snaps)

Mississippi has plenty of juice on the heels of a ten-win regular season, as it has landed several priority players in the transfer portal and has a top-25 recruiting class through the early signing period. Will it continue to build momentum with a Peach Bowl victory?

Ole Miss scored 34.8 points per game (20th) and averaged 455.6 total yards (16th) this season, including 276.6 passing yards (27th) and 179.0 rushing yards (42nd). It converted 34.0 percent of its third downs (103rd) and scored on 87.2 percent of its red zone trips (38th).

The Rebels surrendered 22.3 points (43rd) and 371.9 total yards (59th) per game, including 220.0 passing yards (60th) and 151.9 rushing yards (68th). They had 34 sacks and 12 interceptions this season. Mississippi's opponents converted 40.0 percent of their third-down attempts (74th) and scored on 84.2 percent of their red zone trips (74th) .

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