Mississippi State vs. Minnesota Preview for Week 2 College Football

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will host the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for a Week 2 non-conference football game. The matchup is set to kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.

Mississippi State enters the game as a 1.5-point favorite following a strong performance by quarterback Kamario Taylor, who threw for four touchdowns in a 62-13 victory over Lamar in his debut. The game has an over/under of 54.5 points, and predictions from SportsLine's Projection Model suggest a low-scoring affair, projecting a total of 54 points based on 10,000 simulations.

In addition to predicting the total points, the model indicates that one side of the spread has a nearly 60% success rate. For those interested in betting insights, further details can be found on SportsLine.