It's Rivalry Week, and one of college football's most heated rivalries will get the action started on Black Friday. The No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels travel to Starkville to take the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Egg Bowl. The Rebels, 10-1 (6-1 SEC), are fighting for a College Football Playoff berth amidst the uncertainty of head coach Lane Kiffin's future. Meanwhile the Bulldogs, 5-6 (1-6 SEC), are hoping to spoil their rival's dream season and become bowl-eligible in their second season under Jeff Lebby.
This game has a history of being as weird and toxic as any rivalry in the sport. Here's how you can watch plus notes on the matchup...
Egg Bowl TV Channel: How to watch the Mississippi State Bulldogs vs the Ole Miss Rebels
Time: 11:00 AM CT
Date: November 28, Black Friday
Venue: Davis Wade Stadium
TV Channel: ABC
Streaming: fuboTV
TV announcers for the Egg Bowl
Mississippi State will get one of ESPN's top broadcasting teams calling a game in Starkville for the second time this season. Dave Pasch will be handling play-by-play duties in the booth alongside analyst Dusty Dvoracek. Taylor McGregor will report from the sidelines.
Mississippi State vs Ole Miss odds: point spread, moneyline, and total
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook as of November 26. Odds are subject to change.
Point Spread
- Mississippi State +7.5 (-120)
- Ole Miss -7.5 (-102)
Moneyline
- Mississippi State +235
- Ole Miss -290
Total
- 62.5 (Over -110/Under -110)
Weather forecast for Starkville on Friday
The weather looks perfectly appropriate for a Rivalry Week clash with a chilly but sunny day in store in Starkville. Morning temperatures will in the upper-30s, warming into the upper-40s by kickoff. Temperatures will top out in the lower-50s by the end of the game. Winds should be mostly calm under mostly sunny skies.
Egg Bowl series history
One of the longest active series in all of college football, Mississippi State and Ole Miss have played each other 121 times in their history. Ole Miss officially leads the series 66-46-6, though adjusting for forfeits and vacated wins the all-time series is at 66-49-6. The Rebels have won two-straight and four of the last five over the Bulldogs. Last season, Ole Miss defeated State 26-14 in Oxford. The last time in Starkville in 2023, Ole Miss won 17-7. The Bulldogs last won in 2022, a 24-22 win in Oxford. Mississippi State's last win in Starkville came in 2019, a 21-20 victory.