The Ole Miss Rebels are preparing for their first full season under Pete Golding.
Golding led the program to a pair of College Football Playoff wins at the end of last season, but 2026 will be his first run as a head coach during the regular season.
The 2026 campaign is still a couple months away, but multiple sports betting apps have already placed odds on a few of Ole Miss’s marquee games this fall.
Ole Miss football betting lines
Let’s take a look at what the betting market is expecting from Ole Miss in 2026:
Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Nashville)
Betting line: Ole Miss -6.5 (via BetMGM)
Ole Miss will open the season with a highly-anticipated matchup against Louisville. The Cardinals will have a new quarterback in Lincoln Kienholz, but they still figure to be a tough challenge to open the regular season for Golding and Co. Still, the Rebels are set to be significant favorites heading into this Week 1 showdown.
LSU at Ole Miss
Betting line: Ole Miss -2.5 (via BetMGM)
This has game-of-the-decade potential — Lane Kiffin‘s return to Oxford. It comes early in the season, increasing the likelihood that this game will have serious national implications on top of all the emotions that Kiffin’s presence will bring for Ole Miss fans.
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Ole Miss at Texas
Betting line: Ole Miss +9.5 (via DraftKings)
Ole Miss will be a significant underdog when it travels to Austin to take on Arch Manning and the Longhorns. That’s not necessarily a big surprise — Texas is one of the very best teams in the country and is on the shortlist of National Championship contenders. In the Steve Sarkisian era, Texas is 11-2 straight up when favored by 7+ points in home conference games.
Georgia at Ole Miss
Betting line: Ole Miss +4.5 (via DraftKings)
Ole Miss will be a much shorter underdog when it hosts Georgia on Nov. 7. This clash comes 2 weeks after Ole Miss takes on Texas (with a home game against Auburn coming in-between). A trip to Norman is on deck, making this one of the toughest stretches of games any SEC team will face in 2026.
Ole Miss at Oklahoma
Betting line: Ole Miss +4 (via DraftKings)
Ole Miss gets Oklahoma at the end of a brutal stretch of games for the Rebels. The Sooners return quarterback John Mateer and numerous other key players on both sides of the ball. They have significant College Football Playoff aspirations after going one-and-done in the CFP last December. Since joining the SEC in 2024, Oklahoma is 2-5-1 against the spread in SEC home games.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
