Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Ole Miss · Conference game
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2-3 · Power #59
20
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4-1 · Power #16
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
MISS -10.5
✓ ARK W
Total
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Model before kickoff
ARK 25–35 MISS
✓ MISS (78%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMISS -10.5
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMISS -10.5
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Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like MISS as a 10.5-point home favorite against ARK, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 27–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.7 against an average line of 10.9; 59.1 points a game (usually 55.3).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
ORE vs WASH
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1234–37 L U74
Very close
USC vs WSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-12.530–14 W U64.5
Very close
FSU vs FLA
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1045–38 L O58
Very close
TEX vs BAY
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1038–27 W O55.25
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-12.521–24 L U52
Very close
PSU vs MD
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-10.530–0 W U56.5
Very close
PITT vs MIA
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-9.534–38 L O61
Very close
MISS vs LSU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest
-931–17 W U76.75
Very close
OU vs TCU
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-12.552–31 W O64.5
Very close
TENN vs UK
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-10.544–6 W U62.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 Ole Miss ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

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

Ole Miss ATS trend (4-1)
Ole Miss have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ole Miss 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Ole Miss 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARK+3.7 →+5.1▲ 1.4#38
MISS+4.5 →+13.6▲ 9.1#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

ARK
Longer bar = better
MISS
#56
Offense
MISS better ▶
#15
#62
Defense
◀ ARK better
#84
+1.2 #10
Turnovers
Even
+0.8 #22
65 plays #88
Pace
MISS faster ▶
69 plays #44
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARK has the ball
Advantage: ARK offense
ARK offMISS defEdge
Points / game 33.6 #42 24.6 #69 ARK
Yards / play 5.30 #99 5.38 #60 MISS
PPA / play +0.21 #42 +0.14 #94 ARK
Success rate 45% #42 45% #112 ARK
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offARK defEdge
Points / game 44.6 #6 25.0 #72 MISS
Yards / play 7.48 #9 5.56 #72 MISS
PPA / play +0.40 #10 −0.02 #32 MISS
Success rate 47% #36 41% #71 MISS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ARK scoring against the MISS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARK scored
9.6
#19
8.8
#67
18.4
#37
6.8
#63
8.4
#37
15.2
#46
MISS allowed
4.8
#67
7.4
#68
12.2
#68
6.4
#86
6.0
#65
12.4
#73
MISS scoring against the ARK defense
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MISS scored
14.6
#4
4.6
#126
19.2
#25
11.0
#7
14.4
#1
25.4
#1
ARK allowed
5.4
#80
6.0
#47
11.4
#58
8.2
#109
5.4
#55
13.6
#87

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MISS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 7 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARK7d
MISS7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast

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