Texas opens as massive 38-point favorite vs. Mississippi St

No. 1 Texas football and head coach Steve Sarkisian open SEC play next weekend at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Texas went through non-conference play unscathed, cruising to four convincing double-digit wins during the month of September thus far.

Non-conference play concluded for Sarkisian and the Longhorns this weekend, with a dominant 51-3 win over the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks at home on Sep. 21. Texas defeated ULM on Saturday night at DKR behind the first start of redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning's college career.

The Longhorns enter conference play as the No. 1 ranked team in the AP Poll for the first time since 1981, when Texas was part of the Southwest Conference.

In their conference opener on Sep. 28, the Longhorns will face a Mississippi State that has struggled out of the gates under first-year head coach and former Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby.

Mississippi State is 1-3 (0-1 SEC) this season after its loss in the conference opener this weekend agaisnt the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier. Lebby and the Bulldogs have also dropped contests against the Arizona State Sun Devils and a G5 opponent in the Toledo Rockets in non-conference play.

Here’s a look at the opening betting odds for the Week 5 matchup between No. 1 Texas and Mississippi State at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX, on Sep. 28 at 3:15 p.m. CT.

Texas football vs. Mississippi State: Opening odds for Week 5

Texas opens up as a 38-point favorite at home against Mississippi State in Week 5 (per Caesers Sportsbook). The over/under is set at 44.5 points.

The moneyline opened up favoring Texas heavily (-20000) over Mississippi State (+4000).

Texas is a perfect 4-0-0 covering the spread this season (per TeamRankings). Sarkisian's squad has on average covered the spread by a margin of over 12 points through four games.

Mississippi State is 1-3-0 against the spread this season. The Bulldogs are 0-1-0 against the spread as the away team.

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