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Duke vs. Mississippi College Football Pick Prediction 1/2/2025
Duke vs. Ole Miss Team Profiles
Duke vs. Ole Miss 7:30PM ET— Duke improved to 9-3 following their 23-17 road win at Wake Forest. The Blue Devils losses came at Miami and Georgia Tech with a home defeat to SMU in overtime by 1 point. Ole Miss is 9-3 with their 26-14 home victory to Mississippi St. The Rebels losses came on the road to Florida and LSU with a home defeat to Kentucky. Notable wins by the Rebels came at Arkansas and South Carolina with a home win to Georgia.
The Pick with the Explanation
The Gator Bowl is played in Jacksonville Florida. The temperature will be 49 degrees with clear skies and light wind. Ole Miss starters expected to play. Duke starting quarterback Maalik Murphy has opted out. It will be redshirting junior Henry Belin will start. He completed the starting job in the spring and summer. He has seen limited action the past three seasons with a career 33 pass attempts. He has averaged 8.5 yards per pass attempt. The top running back for the Blue Devils is out but all backups are available. The receivers and starting tight end are available.
Jaxson Dart is an NFL draft prospect for Ole Miss and gets the start at quarterback here to try and help his status. He is a candidate for an All-Star game following the bowl season to get him a closer look from NFL scouts. Dart is definitely a Senior Bowl candidate. Dart averaged a career high 10.7 yards per pass attempt and completed a career high 69% of his passes. He will be with his starting backs and tight end. Three of his top four receivers will play.
The Blue Devils were productive in the passing game and in their past three games averaged 28 points per game with 8.1 yards per pass attempt. Ole Miss ran up the score outside of SEC action and has a quick offensive approach which results in a high volume of plays to tire opposing defenses. Play Duke and Ole Miss over 51.5.
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