Early betting lines for Week 1 SEC football games were released this weekend. According to vegasinsider.com, Mississippi State opened up as a 23.5 favorite against the Golden Eagles.
After last year's 49-0 shellacking, it's probably safe to say Southern won't come close to covering that spread -- regardless of the fact the game is in Hattiesburg this year.
The spread will likely increase closer to game time, but several other SEC teams opened as much bigger favorites over their Week 1 non-conference opponents.
Some of those include Florida over New Mexico State (-36.5), Arkansas over UTEP (-33), and Georgia over ULM (-35).