The Bulldogs bounced back from consecutive losses to Kentucky and Florida in which they scored 13 combined points with a dominant showing in a 23-9 home upset of Auburn. They will be coming off a BYE week to face LSU in a potential letdown spot for the Tigers following their huge upset of Georgia last week. The Bulldogs rolled to a 37-7 upset of LSU last year in which they hammered out 285 rushing yards. Defensively, Mississippi State has proven to be better than LSU in a number of key areas this season, including sack rate, tackles for loss, and third-down defense. I think this one gets settled by a FG. I'm on Miss St with the pts.