College football betting line numbers at the sportsbook have Mississippi more than a two touchdown favorite to open the season at Memphis on Sunday, September 6th in an ESPN televised game. The 10th ranked Rebels are getting a ton of respect this season in college football betting odds but caution should be advised when betting Ole Miss.
NCAA football betting line action on Mississippi at the online sportsbook is going to be popular but it should be remembered that the Rebels came awfully far, awfully fast with head coach Houston Nutt. And he is a much better underdog in college football betting odds than he is a favorite. It should also be noted that early in the college football betting line season the Rebels might not have senior defensive end Greg Hardy at full strength. And if you don’t think he can’t influence NCAA football betting line results you might want to think again. He has 32.5 career tackles for losses and 21.5 sacks in just 13 career starts as NCAA football betting line numbers indicate.
He is coming off two stress fracture surgeries so he may not be ready for a full college football betting line game for a while. Nutt plans to have Hardy ready for the opener but there is no doubt he could be rested since the SEC opener at South Carolina is much more important than the first three NCAA football betting line games. “We want to get Greg ready the first game,” Nutt said. “He can’t go through an entire practice right now with the intensity we’re asking for. But you don’t ever have to worry about Greg’s effort when he’s on the field. If anything, we have to slow him down a bit.”
Since the Rebels are almost 17 point favorites in the opener at Memphis in NCAA football betting odds at the online sportsbook, the absence of Hardy for even a few plays could make a difference in the NCAA football betting line outcome.
Mississippi is considered a serious contender in the SEC this season on the college football betting line. They are co-favorites on the college football betting line to win the SEC West with Alabama and LSU at +170 on the college football betting line. Fortunately for the Rebels, they don’t play in the East with Florida and they don’t have to face the Gators during the regular season in college football betting odds.