Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Ole Miss · Conference game
Closing spread
MISS -4.5
✓ MISS W
Total
60.5
▲ Over · 76 pts
Model before kickoff
ARK 27–33 MISS
✓ MISS (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -8.5
CloseMISS -4.5
Total60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMISS -8.5
4 → ARK
CloseMISS -4.5
4 pts toward Arkansas
Total
Open60.5
no move
Close60.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -8.5 · closed MISS -4.5 · moved 4 toward ARKmodel MISS -12
model MISS -12
Opened 60.5 · unchangedmodel 60
model 60
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 52% (149 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 64% (42 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -8.5
CloseMISS -4.5
Total60.5
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
MISS as a 4.5-point home favorite against ARK, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MISS won 41–35; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 76 points went over 60.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 8.1 against an average line of 5.2; 53.7 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 14–7 | W | U51 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 24–10 | W | U55.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & total |
-9 | 31–24 | L | U60 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 34–35 | L | O61.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 41–31 | W | O57 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-6 | 44–31 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 36–24 | W | O53.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 27–34 | L | O55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 20–12 | W | U46.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & rest |
-7.5 | 38–20 | W | U61 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Arkansas ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
Market moved toward Arkansas
4 pts (MISS -8.5 → MISS -4.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Arkansas have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 224 earlier overs in games with totals 56.5–64.5, 27% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
ARK 0–2 MISS
MISS leads · 2 games since 2023 · MISS has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 2024 | Ole Miss 63 @ Arkansas 31 | MISS -7.5 | MISS W |
| Oct 7 2023 | Arkansas 20 @ Ole Miss 27 | MISS -10.5 | ARK W |
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+8.7 →+11.0▲ 2.3#27
MISS+19.8 →+19.7▼ 0.1#8
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#6
Offense
◀ ARK better#27
#47
Defense
Even#48
+1.0 #34
Turnovers
◀ ARK better−1.5 #121
67 plays #60
Pace
MISS faster ▶77 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARK off | MISS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 54.0 #5 | 15.0 #47 | ARK |
| Yards / play | 8.82 #4 | 4.76 #63 | ARK |
| PPA / play | +0.55 #5 | +0.02 #61 | ARK |
| Success rate | 59% #11 | 31% #19 | Even |
| MISS off | ARK def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.5 #19 | 10.5 #25 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.52 #18 | 3.91 #21 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #46 | +0.01 #58 | Even |
| Success rate | 53% #25 | 41% #84 | MISS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 74 FBS teams
ARK scoring against the MISS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19.0 | 14.0 | 33.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | |
3.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
MISS scoring against the ARK defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 17.5 | 21.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 25.5 | |
7.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 4 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARK7d
MISS7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
MISS backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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