October 23, 2026 - 10:18 am

The most intriguing game on Saturday’s betting board is Mississippi at Texas, and my thoughts about it are all over the board.

If you have watched these teams all season, you should like the Rebels +3½. If you have been betting games for several years and know how this nonsense usually works, your instincts are pulling you to the Texas side of the argument.

If you listen to VSiN or any other network, nobody likes Texas in this game, yet the line has not budged from 3½, and that’s mysterious. Most sportsbooks are showing that 70 to 80 percent of the money and tickets are on Ole Miss, so that’s the definition of a public underdog, and you rarely want to be on the popular dog.

I could write much more about this topic, but that would be a waste of time because I’m passing on a play for now.…