AT 4:15pm ET, my NCAA Game Of The Year is on Mississippi State. College football may feature more parity than it once did but this game will demonstrate that there is still a massive difference between the SEC and a school from a lesser conference. Or, in this case, no conference at all. (Massachusetts will join the MAC next season but is currently an Independent.) The Minutemen are a little better than they used to be. They had back to back 1-11 seasons in 2021 and 2022. Last year, they got to 3-9. This year, they're 2-6. That's as many wins as they'll get this year though and if you look at their 2 victories, you see that they both came at home and that they were against Wagner and Central Conn. State. They're both FCS schools. The Minutemen are 0-4 on the road, 3 of the 4 road losses were by 14 or more points. They faced one SEC opponent (Missouri) and they lost 45-3. This is a game where the Bulldogs can finally snap their losing streak. They've had a long season and first year coach Jeff Lebby will be fully focused on the opportunity which presents itself to them here. The Minutemen can't effectively stop the run and Mississippi State will be gaining big chunks at a time. The Bulldogs have only been favored by more than 14 points once this season and they crushed Eastern Kentucky by a 56-7 score. They're 4-1 ATS the past 5x times that they were favored at home by more than 14. With a rare reprieve from SEC play, the Bulldogs will be more than happy to run up the score against an outmatched opponent. Lay the points.