Thorny stroll down Bitter Lane this week. Who wins, LSU or Ol’ Miss? – Savvy Game Line

  Savvy Index   2026       predictions week 3         9/14/26       rank accuracy last week: 74-12 this season: 163-22 wins losses game value     Portland St. 0 3 0 Oregon is one of the worst 19 Oregon 1 2 65 in all of FBS for converting 3rd downs.             8 Montana 3 0 24 Oregon State’s freshman WR Jesse   Oregon St. 0 2 34 Legree leads the nation in receiving yardage.               E Washington 1 2 10 EWU will keep the margin under Vegas 44 pts 21 Washington 2 0 51 because Washington is having a hard time scoring.               Duquesne 0 2 13 Duquesne qb Carson Camp completes 34.5%   Washington St. 0 2 45 of his passes with twice as many int’s as tds.               Florida St. 1 1 23 FSU is predominantly a rush 9 Alabama 2 0 33 team but that won’t work against UA’s 1.2 yards per rush defense.               Charlotte 0 2 17     App State 2 0 35                 N Illinois 0 2 9     Arizona 1 1 43               1 Georgia 2 0 38 I doubt this will be close. Arkansas has   Arkansas 1 1 17 more negative metrics on Savvy Index than any Power Four team.               Florida 2 0 27 Upset prediction. Experts favor Auburn.   Auburn 2 0 26 Florida RB Jadan Baugh has 296 rush yards and 5 rush tds in just two games this year.               LA Tech 1 0 24 Careful here — Bayler is second in   Baylor 1 1 31 the nation for most interceptions thrown per game.             14 S Dakota 3 0 14 South Dakota is a title   Boise St. 1 1 38 contender in FCS.               Marist 1 2 7 Boston College has some concerning defensive   Boston Col 1 1 46 issues but those won’t show this week.               Wagner 1 2 3 Wagner isn’t very good at running the ball but   California 1 1 53 the Seahawks might do well against a bad Cal rush defense.               Miami Oh 1 1 17 Miami’s defense gives up an AVERAGE   Cincinnati 2 0 30 of four TD passes PER GAME.               N Carolina 2 0 24 Can Clemson finally score more than 22   Clemson 1 1 27 points now that they’ve turned to a freshman qb?               Wyoming 1 1 20 These teams can’t pass. Between them, they have 3 times as many    C Michigan 1 1 28 interceptions as touchdowns.             11 BYU 2 0 39 But watch CSU’s Jayden Brown who   Colorado St. 2 0 14 is second in FBS with 13 yards per rush.               Stanford 1 1 16 Duke soph qb Nate Shepherd is WAY in front of   Duke 2 0 33 everyone in FBS for rushing at 187 rushing yards per game!               Florida Intl. 1 1 28 Upset prediction by   Florida Atl. 1 1 24 Savvy Index.             19 Mercer 2 1 14 Georgia Tech averages   Georgia Tech 0 2 40 fewer than 19 ppg.               S Illinois 2 1 6 …but watch out for SIU’s Kyle Thomas   Illinois 1 1 45 because he may be one of the best WRs in FCS.               W Kentucky 0 2 7   7 Indiana 2 0 49                 N Iowa 1 1 0 I think NIU keeps this closer than 48 points because 13 Iowa 2 0 48 of its effective use of tight ends to stretch out drives.               Bowling Green 0 2 14 Bowling Green cannot stop the pass. ISU seldom   Iowa St. 1 1 40 passes so ISU won’t likely run the score up.               Georgia So. 1 1 27     Jacksonville St. 1 2 30                 Arizona St. 1 1 33     Kansas 0 2 21                 Tulane 1 1 17 I personally think KSU will win by   Kansas St. 2 0 35 at least 4 touchdowns.               Ball St. 1 1 23     Liberty 1 1 30                 UAB 1 1 31 Two closely matched teems but   Louisiana 1 1 32 UL is at home and has better metrics on Savvy.             24 SMU 2 0 30 Upset prediction by Savvy Index.   Louisville 1 1 28 Oddsmakers favor UL.               S E Louisiana 1 2 24 High, high upset rating. SE Louisiana’s 5’10” qb Kyle Lowe has already   LA Monroe 0 2 26 thrown 7 td passes while ULM allows opposing qbs passer ratings of over 160!               Virginia Tech 2 0 24 Two teams performing well   Maryland 2 0 20 above preseason expectations!               Stonehill 1 2 10 Why would a school with the heavy name Stonehill   Massachusetts 1 0 45 have a lighter-than-air nickname like Skyhawks?                Tenn-Martin 1 2 10 UT-Martin qbs have combined for NO td   Memphis 2 1 52 passes while throwing four interceptions.               UTEP 1 1 6   10 Michigan 2 0 42                 Nevada 1 1 27 Nevada is better than   Middle Tenn 1 1 25 experts think. Just watch!               Akron 1 1 13     Minnesota 1 1 39               4 LSU 1 0 34 Ah yes . . . the long-awaited 16 Mississippi 2 0 30 rancorous stroll down Bitter Lane.               Troy 2 0 13   20 Missouri 2 0 39                 Marshall 1 1 26 Upset. Vegas favors Marshall.   Missouri State 1 1 27 MSU won 25-24 AT Marshall last year.             8 N Dakota 3 0 12 N Dakota qb Kaminski averages   Nebraska 2 0 38 more than three touchdown passes per game.               Colorado 2 0 24 Hold on here! I am picking up the strong   Northwestern 1 0 27 scent of a Colorado upset!               Michigan St. 2 0 13   2 Notre Dame 2 0 36                 Kent St. 1 1 3   8 Ohio St. 1 1 51                 New Mexico 2 0 17   18 Oklahoma 1 1 38                 Murray St. 1 2 3     Oklahoma St. 1 1 61                 E Carolina 0 2 24 Vegas favors Old Dominion but ECU will win   Old Dominion 1 1 23 it with turnovers. ODU is one of the worst in FBS for turnovers.               Buffalo 1 1 7   15 Penn St. 2 0 46                 Syracuse 1 1 16 Syracuse leads the nation in penaties.   Pittsburgh 2 0 33 Pitt only gives up 1.2 yards per rush.               W Michigan 1 1 37 No one has scored more than 14 against   Rice 1 1 17 WMU this year — not even Michigan.             23 USC 3 0 39 USC doesn’t travel well but   Rutgers 0 2 17 Rutgers leads the nation in turnovers.               N Dakota St. 3 0 35 Here’s the game that fans of these   Sacramento St. 1 2 17 two programs have been waiting for!               Nicholls 2 1 13     Sam Houston 0 2 37                 James Madison 2 0 26 Upset prediction. JMU has   San Diego St. 1 1 24 only given up one td all year.               Fresno St. 1 1 32 QB Luke Weaver of SJSU is in   San Jose St. 2 1 24 the top 5 of almost all national passing categories.               Ohio 1 1 28 Upset prediction by Savvy Index.   S Alabama 1 1 20                 Mississippi St. 2 0 20 Both of these teams have multiple   S Carolina 2 0 30 positive metrics on Savvy Index.               Connecticut 1 1 29 So Miss is playing really well but   S Miss 1 1 25 just not enough to win against UConn.               Arkansas St. 1 1 14     TCU 1 1 41                 Kennesaw St. 1 0 14   14 Tennessee 2 0 41                 UTSA 1 0 12   3 Texas 2 0 43                 Kentucky 1 1 16 Experts set the spread at 14.5 but this 5 Texas A&M 2 0 39 game will get out of hand early.               N Texas 1 1 43 Apparently, this is a major upset   Texas St. 0 2 26 since oddsmakers favor TSU.             22 Houston 2 0 27 Houston has yet to be stopped on the ground. 12 Texas Tech 2 0 30 The Cougars will stay under the experts’ 13.5 spread.               Temple 0 2 27     Toledo 1 1 30                 E Texas A&M 1 2 7 ETAM quarterback Eric Rodgriguez has   Tulsa 2 0 51 already thrown five interceptions in just 2 games.               Georgia St. 1 0 21     UCF 1 1 35                 Purdue 1 1 17 Both of these programs are   UCLA 2 0 32 really picking up momentum.               Delaware St. 2 1 10     USF 2 0 47                 Utah St. 0 2 17 Vegas set a 26.5 spread but, like I said last week, 17 Utah 2 0 37 USU’s Mendenhahl-coached teams are better every week.               N Carolina St. 1 1 24 Vandy has played lightweights Austin-Peay and Delaware. 25 Vanderbilt 2 0 33 But, NCSU is “big boy” time. Is Vandy ready?             6 Miami Fl 2 0 34 Personally, I like Vegas’   Wake Forest 2 0 17 spread of 19.5.               E Michigan 1 2 12     Wisconsin 1 1 35                 Virginia 1 0 30 Virginia will be ranked next   W Virginia 2 0 23 week on Savvy Index if it wins this game.