ESPN’s FPI predicts the outcome of Ole Miss-South Carolina in Week 6

One of the more interesting SEC games in Week 6 is in Columbia as the South Carolina Gamecocks host the Ole Miss Rebels.

Naturally, ESPN’s Football Power Index is weighing in with what it thinks will happen. The FPI is giving the Rebels a 75.3% chance to win this game. That means the FPI doesn’t think the Gamecocks have much of a chance to win at only 24.7% probability.

The SEC rivals will collide in a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff from Williams-Brice Stadium with the game aired on ESPN.

Ole Miss was humming along with its season but faced the first tough test over the weekend and failed terribly. In Week 5, the Rebels hosted Kentucky and were upset 20-17 despite being 17.5-point home favorites.

Lane Kiffin had been worried going into the game that his team hadn’t been tested with its easy nonconference schedule. He was proven right as the explosive Rebels offense was only able to score 17 points. Jaxson Dart is one of the very best quarterbacks in the country, and it is hard to see an offense led by him being held under 20 points again.

South Carolina played that same Kentucky team in Lexington a few weeks ago, and the Gamecocks won that game 30-7. They were off last week after losing to LSU in a very competitive 36-33 game.

While the Rebels are looking to play fast and throw the ball all over the field, the Gamecocks are looking to run the ball. Running back Raheim Sanders has rushed for 286 yards and 4 touchdowns on the year, and will be looked upon to help keep the Rebels offense off the field.