As Mike Leach and his Mississippi State football team get set for the 2022 season, they’re getting ready to hit the road for a really long trip out west. After the Bulldogs get the season started by hosting the Memphis Tigers in Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Mississippi State will head out west to face off against the Arizona Wildcats.

As it turns out, ESPN’s Football Power Index is expecting the Bulldogs to come out on top of this game. Out of the 20,000 simulations that ESPN’s mythical computers go through, Mississippi State is favored to win this game.

When I note that ESPN’s FPI is favoring the Mississippi State football here, I’m not necessarily mentioning that in a betting sense like with point spreads and the like, but rather that ESPN’s magical computer math number simulation projections are simply expecting the Bulldogs to win this game against the Arizona Wildcats.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index and its many projections, Mississippi State should win this game. The Bulldogs get a nice little 81.1% here on this game. That’s not bad.

To read more about ESPN’s FPI projections for the 2022 Mississippi State football season, click any of the links below:

• 2022 Mississippi State football preview: ESPN FPI predicts 2022 record
• 2022 Mississippi State football predictions: ESPN FPI predicts 2022 schedule
• 2022 ESPN FPI predictions: Mississippi State football favored in 7 games

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