Miami (OH) vs Mississippi State St. Petersburg Bowl Betting Pick & Prediction

The day after Christmas, there is an early morning bowl game in St. Petersburg Florida. The Miami Ohio Redhawks will take on the Bulldogs of Mississippi State. This game will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The Miami Ohio Redhawks coming into the game on a six game winning streak. Ohio started with six straight losses, and ended with six straight wins. On the other side, the Bulldogs of Mississippi State are 5-7 on the season. The Bulldogs are coming off a road blowout win at Ole Miss in the season finale. The Bulldogs finished sixth in the West Division of the SEC. Mississippi State is listed at -14 over Miami Ohio in the college football odds.

Miami (OH) vs Mississippi State St. Petersburg Bowl Betting Pick & Prediction

Gettin’ it in early! @msstate looking good out the gate. Good job @CoachDanMullen & crew! #stpetebowl #grind pic.twitter.com/juHAH0gTgX

— St.Pete Bowl (@StPeteBowl) December 22, 2016

When: Monday, Dec. 26, 11 AM ET Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg TV: ESPN Radio: Miami (OH) / Mississippi State Stream Option: WatchESPN NFL Odds: Mississippi State -14

Why Bet on Mississippi State?

The Bulldogs have been battle tested, but have not came away with very many quality wins. The wins for Mississippi State came over South Carolina, UMass, Samford and then their final two wins were over Texas A+M and Ole Miss. The Bulldogs are one of the worst defensive teams in the nation, allowing 109 points in back to back losses to Alabama and Arkansas. The Bulldogs offense has seen their quarterback Nick Fitzgerald do most of the work. The signal caller threw for over 2,200 yards and rushed for an additional 1,243. Mississippi State’s top receiver Fred Ross caught 68 passes, with 12 of them for touchdowns.

Why Bet on Miami (OH)?

The Miami Ohio Redhawks had quite the seasonal turnaround. Miami lost to Iowa, Eastern Illinois, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio and Akron during the season. They came back with wins over Kent State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Buffalo and Ball State. The offense ran through quarterback Gus Ragland, who finished with 15 touchdowns. The Redhawks struggled to score early in the season, with 24 as their high water mark. In the winning streak, the Redhawks scored 30+ three of the six games. The Redhawks became bowl eligible with a 21-20 win over Ball State.

Betting Pick & Score Prediction

This has the potential to be a pretty ugly college football game. These are two teams that are not very good. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the better option to win this game though, because they have better athletes. The great winning streak for Miami is nice, but they are going to run into some problems in this game. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are large favorites, and there is a great reason why. Bet on the Bulldogs of Mississippi State to win this game easily. Mississippi State -14 over the Miami Ohio Redhawks is the bet for this game.