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Mike Wright threw for 85 yards and a touchdown, and he added 60 yards rushing in his first start of the season to help Mississippi State beat Arkansas 7-3 on Saturday. Mississippi State (4-3, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) was without starting quarterback Will Rogers because of a shoulder injury suffered in the fourth quarter of their previous game. Wright, a Vanderbilt transfer, had a second-quarter touchdown pass to Jo’Quavious Marks.

Line: Arkansas by 6 according to  FanDuel Sportsbook. Arkansas and Mississippi State are both looking for their first Southeastern Conference win of the year. The Razorbacks are coming off a four-game stretch away from home in which they lost all four SEC opponents, all of them ranked in the Top 25.

The Kentucky Wildcats no longer preside quite so comfortably over the Southeastern Conference, which is simply harder to do these days. Instead, it is preseason No. 9 Tennessee that is favored to win it, and No. 24 Alabama was the champion and the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed last year. No. 14 Arkansas has made the Sweet 16 three years running.

Alabama had taken over the game, reeling off 24 consecutive points and seemingly poised for an easy win. Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a third, and No. 11 Alabama survived a second-half Arkansas rally in a 24-21 victory over the Razorbacks on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (6-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) blew most of an 18-point third-quarter lead before summoning a big final drive to keep KJ Jefferson and the Razorbacks offense off the field at the end, The celebration for a close win over a three-touchdown underdog seemed muted.

Flawed and hindered at times by sacks and penalties, Alabama is nevertheless winning again and leading the SEC West. Arkansas has been afflicted with similar issues but unable to overcome them. The 11th-ranked Crimson Tide (5-1, 3-0 SEC) have worked its way to the top of the division and kept the team's national championship hopes alive with a three-game winning streak.