How to Watch: No. 4 LSU vs. No. 13 Ole Miss

How can LSU and Ole Miss fans tune in to watch – or listen – to the Top 15 matchup of SEC teams in Oxford on Saturday afternoon?

The Tigers will arrive at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at 12:30 p.m. CT, and the gates to the stadium open to fans at 12:30 p.m.

With both teams sitting at 4-0, there are major SEC Championship and College Football Playoff implications on the line to close out a wild month of September in what has become one of the most anticipated weekends of Top 25 matchups so far this season.

Here’s how LSU and Ole Miss fans can watch the game on Saturday!

How to Watch (and listen): No. 4 LSU vs. No. 13 Ole Miss

Kickoff Time: 2:45 p.m. CT

Television: ABC

Television Broadcast Team: ESPN’s Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath

LSU Game Day Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network

LSU Radio Broadcast Team: Chris Blair, Jacob Hester and Gordy Rush

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LSU vs. Ole Miss: The Bengal Tiger staff’s Game Predictions

Here are our predictions and how we believe the game will play out on Saturday night.

Bryce Koon

From a national perspective there seems to be a divide in how these teams are perceived.

On one hand, Ole Miss’s electric offense hasn’t faced a defense that can be considered even middle of the road yet. In LSU’s side, the vaunted defense is being doubted by some after seeing offenses like Clemson and Florida sputter.

Something has to give, and I trust LSU’s defense and Blake Baker on the road. This will be a breakout game for the LSU offense, as Nussmeier sends his Heisman stock back up the charts with a double-digit win for the Tigers

Prediction: LSU 35, Ole Miss 24

Matthew Brune

We know both of these teams are good, but what makes this game fun is we finally get to see who’s the real contender in the SEC this year. This is an awesome match up of strength vs. strength as two elite coordinators will battle it out with some high-level players.

On paper, I still think this LSU team is more talented at most positions and overall as a roster. A healthy Garrett Nussmeier and a healthy Trey’Dez Green means a lot to this offense and should give them the ability to pressure the middle of the field more than they have this season. I know everyone wants the run game to get going, but to me, this offense will go as Nussmeier does. If he’s sharp and they can protect him, I think getting to the 20s won’t be a challenge. I’m interested to see how Brian Kelly plays this as well, as Lane Kiffin is one of the most aggressive coaches in the country, while Kelly has been very conservative to this point.

Then we flip the script and this is where I believe LSU wins the game. The Tigers defense will be able to slow down this passing attack with an elite secondary, mix up the looks on Trinidad Chambliss, and ultimately contain his legs with the speed between Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins. This front is good enough to stop the run and I think Baker just has too much talent to let the Rebels find a rhythm.

This game being on the road brings a certain element of uncertainty and hesitation for me this week, but it feels like everything is in place for LSU to hit it stride and get a massive road win.

Prediction: LSU 24, Ole Miss 20

Shea Dixon

For me, this is the most anticipated game across the first month of the season, even beyond the Week 1 road win at Clemson. This will go a long way to determining if LSU makes the CFB Playoffs, and the same goes for the Rebels. This is the best defense LSU has had since the 2019 National Championship season, and given the offense doesn’t have the same fire power as Burrow and Co.’s ability to run up and down the field and score 50 each game, the defense becomes even more paramount for the Tigers.

My MVP prediction on defense is Whit Weeks, but not for the reason you think… LSU’s captain on defense will play a key role in slowing down the Ole Miss run game while keeping an eye on dual-threat quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. On offense, my MVP prediction goes to Aaron Anderson. I trust that when plays need to be made, he can make them – and that proved to be the case in this game a year ago, one Ole Miss led or was tied in for every snap until the Tigers scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime.

Kiffin said to take the over, but that’s rat poison. Expect this to be a lower-scoring game where the likelihood of both teams scoring below 30 points is high. I don’t think either team will settle for many field goals, but also think one of those field goals will be the difference when the scoreboard hits zero. Buckle in. This game is going to be a fun one.

Shea’s Pick: LSU 24, Ole Miss 21