The Troy Trojans and Ole Miss Rebels open their 2022 seasons Saturday in Oxford at 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Troy vs. Ole Miss odds, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
Ole Miss, which is No. 24 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, comes into this game with a new starter at QB and a largely new roster with self-proclaimed “Portal King” Lane Kiffin at coach. With QB Matt Corral off to the NFL, incoming QB Jaxson Dart will look to get the Rebels off to a quick start, something Ole Miss must accomplish in the SEC West Division with most of its most challenging games coming later in the season.
While Ole Miss looks to return to a big bowl game – it lost to Baylor in the Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl – Troy looks to get back above .500 after a 5-7 season in which coach Chip Lindsey was fired with 1 game left. New coach Jon Sumrall will look to rejuvenate a team which has a proud tradition in the Sun Belt Conference and hopes to compete for the league title this season.
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