If you’re looking for the most intriguing and explosive games this weekend, Saturday’s Outback Bowl between Indiana and Ole Miss may be the best. The 11th position of Hoosiers experienced a dream season, but inexplicably missed a New Year’s six game. Nevertheless, it was a great year for coach Tom Allen. At 6-1, Indiana put together one of the best seasons in recent program history thanks to an explosive offense that had more than a few moments of brilliance.
The Rebels were wild in their first year under Lane Kiffin. Quarterback Matt Corral was the trigger man of one of the most high-octane units in the country who has the ability to set up points in bunches and tension defense in different ways.
Can the Hoosiers have a magical season under Allen, or will Kiffin and the Rebels once again light up the scoreboard on their way to ending 5-5 on the year? Let’s take a look at the games and storylines we need to follow in Tampa before making some expert choices, straight and against the spread below.
Stories
Indiana: The loss of fullback Michael Penix Jr. it certainly did damage. The Hoosiers scored just 4.09 yards per game in the playoff final season against Wisconsin and 4.85 the previous week against Maryland. That was the bad news. The good news is that the defense has improved dramatically and scored just 17 points. Despite that, Ole Miss usually imposes his “basketball on grass” style on most opponents, which means that the new starting quarterback, Jack Tuttle, may have his best game to date.
Ole Mej: The wide receiver Elijah Moore and the tight end Kenny Yeboah – the two leading receivers of the Rebels – selected in the match before the game. This will put a lot of pressure on Braylon Sanders and Jonathan Mingo to pick up the slack, and Kiffin to get more creative with the game calling. Corral has already announced his return, and a great game against a defense that has had its ups and downs will help a lot in tackling the rebels to fight for the SEC West and him in 2021 for a To draft Heisman Trophy run.
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Games: Outback Bowl
Date: Saturday 2 January | Time: 12:30 ET
Location: Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Florida
TV: ABC | Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
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Last chance:
Indiana Hoosiers -7.5
Grab the points, but you do not need them, because Ole Miss will win this game straight. Although Moore and Yeboah will not be there, Kiffin will have a lot up his sleeve and he will want to hold a program on national TV with the university football world. Corral has moments of disability, but that will not happen now that he has had a little more time to hone his trade. Choose: Ole Miss (+8.5) | Ole Miss 45, Indiana 42
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