How to watch, odds, injuries, weather, and more for Mississippi State football vs Arizona State

Everything you need to know as Mississippi State travels out west to take on Arizona State.
Aug 31, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs wide receiver Mario Craver (7)  reacts after recovering a blocked punt in the endzone for a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky Colonels during the fourth quarter at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images
Aug 31, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs wide receiver Mario Craver (7) reacts after recovering a blocked punt in the endzone for a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky Colonels during the fourth quarter at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images / Matt Bush-Imagn Images
facebooktwitterreddit

Mississippi State football takes on Arizona State in Tempe for late night action on Saturday. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game...

How to watch Mississippi State football vs Arizona State

Mississippi State and Arizona State will kickoff at 9:30 PM CT on ESPN. Mark Jones and Roddy Jones will be on the call for the matchup.

Reminder, DIRECTV customers will not have access to this game or any other ESPN content due to ongoing contract disputes between ESPN and DIRECTV. If this affects you, here are some options to watch the Bulldogs play...

Next. directv. How DIRECTV customers can watch MSU football. dark

Latest odds for Mississippi State football vs Arizona State

As of Friday evening, Mississippi State is a 5.0 point underdog to Arizona State per DraftKings. The over/under for the game is set at 59.0.

Injury report for Mississippi State football vs Arizona State

Starting WR Kelly Akharaiyi is trending towards playing after missing the opener. While not final that he will make his Bulldog debut, he did travel with the team. No update was given on starting safety Corey Ellington, who also missed the opener. It seems more likely that he will be out. DT Kalvin Dinkins is expected to be a game-time decision after going down with injury against EKU. CBs DeAgo Brumfield and Traveon Wright are both expected to miss Saturday's game. Neither played last Saturday.

ASU starters OL Sean Na'a, DE Prince Dorbah, and LB Tate Romney are all out for the first few weeks of the season. It is possible that USC-transfer RB Raleek Brown could make his debut for the Sun Devils after missing their season-opener.

Weather forecast for Tempe, Arizona

Unsurprisingly, it will be sunny and scorching hot in Tempe on Saturday. Afternoon high temperatures could peak at around 106, though it could be breezy at times. Temperature at kickoff is likely to still be in low-100s with a slight drop into the lower-90s by the end of the game.

Series history between Mississippi State football and Arizona State

This will be the first ever matchup between the Bulldogs and Sun Devils. They'll make it two meetings between the programs next season when ASU makes the return trip to Starkville.

Prediction for Mississippi State football vs Arizona State

This will be a fun game. Both offenses should find success against the opposing defense. I think this will down to the wire, but I'll take the Bulldogs to win a shootout 37-35.

feed