Mississippi State opened as a 5.5 point underdog vs. BYU.
The BYU Cougars are seeking to make it back-to-back wins against MSU. They beat Michigan State in Sparty, 31-14 in Week 6 action. In Week 7, they’ll host Mississippi State.
Mississippi State is coming off a very poor performance at home vs. Auburn, losing 38-14. That dropped the Bulldogs record to 2-3 (1-1).
BYU is an independent but counts towards MSU’s requirement to play at least one power five conference team in their out of conference schedule. The Cougars are 3-3 with losses to Utah, UCLA and West Virginia.