BENEFIT OF A BYE
Dan Mullen teams have won four straight when coming off a bye week. During his tenure the Bulldogs are 6-0 when coming off a bye and not facing LSU or Alabama (0-3 combined vs. those two).
Could the extra week of preparation and rest propel State to a victory? Auburn completely over-matched ULM so it’s hard to say they played anything more than a glorified scrimmage last week.
FORCING NEGATIVE PLAYS
Auburn has allowed 40 negative plays on offense this year, which is the worst in the SEC. Mississippi State has 33 tackles for loss, which is tied for 3rd in the SEC (and have the 2nd best TFL per game average at 8.