The Mississippi State Bulldogs will be a big underdog on the road tonight versus rivals Ole Miss. The Bulldogs are coming off a home loss to Georgia, while the Rebels defeated the Florida Gators 72-71 on Saturday. I like the visitors as a double-digit dog here versus a conference rival.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - The home team has won and covered in each of the last eight meetings in this series, but seven of the last 10 have been decided by 10 points or less.

2. Gavin Ware - The junior forward has pulled down 42 rebounds for the Bulldogs over the last three games, and he scored 16 points with 17 rebounds in a win at Auburn last week, a victory that ended a 22 game road losing streak for Mississippi State.

3. X-Factor - Bulldogs guard I.J. Ready knows just how serious the rivalry is between these two schools: . "That's like life and death," said Ready "'The School Up North' - I'm not even supposed to call them Ole Miss."

Selection: This is a play on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (8*)