Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Missouri · Conference game
Weather at kickoff29°F6 mphgusts 13Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-5 · Power #32
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Final
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8-3 · Power #23
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▲ winner
Closing spread
MIZ -3.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
ARK 24–28 MIZ
✓ MIZ (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -3
CloseMIZ -3.5
Total54.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Missouri
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -3 · closed MIZ -3.5 · moved 0.5 toward MIZmodel MIZ -4.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 3 downmodel 51.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 48% (200 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 54% (28 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -3
CloseMIZ -3.5
Total54.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like MIZ as a 3.5-point home favorite against ARK, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: MIZ won 28–21; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 51.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 5.3 against an average line of 3.1; 49.9 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-221–38 L O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.510–48 L O47
Very close
WISC vs PUR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1.535–24 W O51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-524–14 W U51
Very close
NCST vs FSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.519–17 L U50.5
Very close
PITT vs SYR
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.519–9 W U47.5
Very close
LIB vs ARMY
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-316–31 L U51.75
Very close
AUB vs MSST
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.7534–43 L O51
Very close
UK vs LSU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-242–21 W O50.5
Very close
BAY vs KSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.53–31 L U52.25
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arkansas ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Arkansas ATS trend (7-3)
Arkansas have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arkansas 3-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Total moved down 3
54.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARK+3.1 →+8.3▲ 5.2#32
MIZ+14.2 →+10.3▼ 3.9#23
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

ARK
Longer bar = better
MIZ
#30
Offense
◀ ARK better
#65
#57
Defense
MIZ better ▶
#33
−0.6 #114
Turnovers
MIZ better ▶
+0.5 #35
70 plays #32
Pace
MIZ faster ▶
72 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARK has the ball
Even matchup
ARK offMIZ defEdge
Points / game 31.1 #46 20.0 #21 MIZ
Yards / play 6.52 #20 5.45 #61 ARK
PPA / play +0.19 #38 +0.01 #23 Even
Success rate 48% #16 38% #26 Even
When MIZ has the ball
Even matchup
MIZ offARK defEdge
Points / game 29.2 #57 24.6 #66 Even
Yards / play 5.48 #91 5.43 #57 ARK
PPA / play +0.15 #57 +0.07 #53 Even
Success rate 44% #56 40% #50 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ARK scoring against the MIZ defense
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ARK scored
7.5
#32
8.5
#61
16.0
#41
6.3
#61
8.8
#26
15.1
#46
MIZ allowed
4.0
#37
6.3
#40
10.3
#31
4.7
#46
4.4
#15
9.1
#21
MIZ scoring against the ARK defense
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MIZ scored
7.1
#40
6.5
#103
13.6
#77
7.4
#40
7.3
#60
14.6
#54
ARK allowed
4.4
#47
5.8
#24
10.2
#29
7.4
#108
6.4
#61
13.7
#91

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIZ +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
29° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
ARK7d
MIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast

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