Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 7:45 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Ole Miss
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1-0 · Power #12
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▲ winner
Closing spread
MISS -44.5
✓ CLT W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 8–52 MISS
✓ MISS (100%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMISS -46.5
CloseMISS -44.5
Total61.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Charlotte
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -46.5 · closed MISS -44.5 · moved 2 toward CLTmodel MISS -41.5
Opened 61.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 2 downmodel 61
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 42.5–46.5 since 2023: won 100%, covered 54% (56 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (230 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMISS -46.5
CloseMISS -44.5
Total61.5 → 59.5
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 5 games most like MISS as a 44.5-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 5, covered 1, and 1 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 41–9; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 5 similar games. 50 points stayed under 59.5, as in 4 of 5.
Favorite won
5 of 5100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
1 of 520%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
1 of 520%
Normal range · usually 40%

Only 5 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 37 against an average line of 40.5; 50.2 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 5 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-42.559–21 L O55.5
Loose
2025 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread
-42.535–3 L U53.5
Loose
2024 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & total
-4351–3 W U57.5
Loose
2024 · Week 12 · loose
-38.538–3 L U54.5
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & total
-3635–3 L U60.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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
Slight Charlotte ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Market moved toward Charlotte
2 pts (MISS -46.5 → MISS -44.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
61.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Charlotte has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CLT−18.1 →−17.9▲ 0.2#133
MISS+18.8 →+16.9▼ 1.9#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

CLT
Longer bar = better
MISS
#58
Offense
Even
#63
#118
Defense
Even
#114
−2.0 #125
Turnovers
Even
−2.0 #122
74 plays #39
Pace
MISS faster ▶
78 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: CLT offense
CLT offMISS defEdge
Points / game 41.0 #48 38.0 #116 CLT
Yards / play 7.27 #41 6.90 #120 CLT
PPA / play +0.21 #71 +0.28 #114 CLT
Success rate 46% #72 44% #104 CLT
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offCLT defEdge
Points / game 41.0 #47 43.0 #123 MISS
Yards / play 6.26 #67 6.35 #110 MISS
PPA / play +0.23 #70 +0.38 #123 MISS
Success rate 47% #69 48% #117 MISS

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MISS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 4 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLT7d
MISS6d
CLT +1 day
Tempo
Fast 152 plays
slowavg 135fast

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