Dak Prescott, Mississippi State: He is the SEC best dual-threat quarterback with his 696 passing yards and 273 rushing yards. Prescott has accounted for 11 touchdowns. Yes the big underdog has the superior QB as he is much better at QB than LSU with sophomore Anthony Jennings 7 of 52 for 566 yards and five touchdowns with one interception for seventh in the SEC in passing efficiency at 171.2 and 10th in yards per game.

At first glance the schedule maker is king to the chalk. LSU third straight home versus an opponent playing second straight straight road. But road team in such dynamics when getting 7 or more 175-149-5 against the spread 54 percent. It is not great but counterintuitive. LSU back to smash mouth, low scoring team. There will be games in which they outplay teams more than the scoreboard says, so the quality underdog looks very good.