4* Major Mismatch on Ole Miss -3

Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi, 01/05/2013 13:00 EDT, Score: 17 - 38

Point Spread: -3/-112 Mississippi

Sportsbook: 5Dimes

Result: Win

4* Major Mismatch on Ole Miss -3



These two teams might have identical records at 6-6, but there is no doubt that Ole Miss played the tougher schedule by going through the SEC instead of the Big East. The Rebels record could have been better. They lost by six at LSU but outgunned the Tigers, they lost in the closing minute by one to Vanderbilt despite out gaining the Commodores by nearly 100 years. The loss in Georgia isn't a surprise and isn't a knock when you consider how good the Bulldogs were, same with Texas A&M and at Alabama.



Pitt on the other hand started the season off with a couple of embarrassing losses to Youngstown State and Cincinnati. They did come on strong towards the end of the season when they almost pulled the upset over Notre Dame, but I'm not quite sold on they can hang with even a mediocre SEC team.



Ole Miss is 7-1 ATS in Bowl games dating back to 1992 while Pitt is 1-4-1 in their last six. The Panthers have been to this bowl the last two years while Ole Miss fans haven't seen their school play in a bowl game since Jan. 2010. I think it's easy to tell which team will be more motivated to win the game, and which fan base will be out in full force on Saturday.