No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) visit No. 16 Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville on Saturday, Oct. 3, with kickoff set for 11 a.m. CT on ABC. Kalshi traders have Alabama at 66% to win as of this writing, with Mississippi State at 35%.
Both teams are 2-0 in the SEC, and this is the 109th meeting in a series Alabama has won 16 straight times. Mississippi State has not beaten Alabama since 2007, and the Crimson Tide won the last meeting 40-17 in 2023.
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Snapshot
Matchup: Alabama vs. Mississippi State
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m. CT (noon ET)
Venue: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss.
Watch: ABC
Kalshi traders' current number: 66% Alabama / 35% Mississippi State (as of this writing)
Alabama vs. Mississippi State, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026
The market has Alabama priced at 66% and Mississippi State at 35%, which gives the home Bulldogs roughly one chance in three. That price comes in a series where Alabama has won 16 consecutive meetings.
Alabama offensive lineman William Sanders left the South Carolina game with an upper-body injury, and coach Kalen DeBoer expects him to play. Transfer lineman Jayvin James could be out, and Mississippi State linebacker Zakari Tillman has been ruled out.
Mississippi State ranks fourth in the FBS at 533.3 yards per game and Alabama allows 315.3, which ranks 47th. Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell has 1,129 passing yards and eight touchdowns, and Mississippi State's Kamario Taylor has 14 touchdown passes.
Mississippi State beat Missouri 31-24 in its last home game, with Taylor throwing for 360 yards and three scores. The Bulldogs face a bye, then LSU, Oklahoma and Texas after Alabama.
Margin of Victory
The market has Alabama winning by over 6.5 points priced at 47% as of this writing.
Point Total
The market has the over on 59.5 total points priced at 55% as of this writing.
College Football Playoff National Championship
Team | Chance |
|---|---|
Alabama | 5% |
Mississippi State | 1% |
Kalshi traders have Alabama at 5% to win the national championship as of this writing, and Mississippi State at 1%. Both teams are unbeaten.
SEC to win the national championship
The market has the SEC at 46% to produce the national champion as of this writing. Alabama and Mississippi State are both 2-0 in the conference.
Kalshi markets now predict:
When is Alabama vs. Mississippi State? Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. CT (noon ET).
Where is the game? Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss.
How can I watch? The game airs on ABC.
What is Kalshi traders' current number? Kalshi traders have Alabama at 66% and Mississippi State at 35% as of this writing.
No. 7 Alabama enters Starkville as a 66% favorite against a Mississippi State team that has not beaten the Crimson Tide since 2007.
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