Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Mississippi State · Conference game
Closing spread
UGA -9.5
✓ UGA W
Total
56.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
UGA 33–23 MSST
✓ UGA (76%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -8.5
CloseUGA -9.5
Total57.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUGA -8.5
1 → UGA
CloseUGA -9.5
1 pt toward Georgia
Total
Open57.5
▼ 1
Close56.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UGA -8.5 · closed UGA -9.5 · moved 1 toward UGAmodel UGA -11
model UGA -11
Opened 57.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 downmodel 56.5 matches the line
model 56.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 47% (76 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (229 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUGA -8.5
CloseUGA -9.5
Total57.5 → 56.5
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
UGA as a 9.5-point road favorite at MSST, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UGA won 41–21; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 56.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16.9 against an average line of 8.3; 58.9 points a game (usually 54). Of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-9.5 | 48–14 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9 | 55–14 | W | O63.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-12 | 24–20 | L | U52 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6.5 | 28–29 | L | O56 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-7 | 24–20 | L | U54 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 31–27 | L | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-8 | 48–31 | W | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 38–3 | W | U51.25 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7.5 | 45–42 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9 | 38–10 | W | U59 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Mississippi State 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.
Mississippi State ATS trend (7-1)
Mississippi State have covered 88% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Mississippi State 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Mississippi State 5-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 490 earlier overs in games with totals 52.5–60.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 8-1 89% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UGA 1–0 MSST
UGA leads · 1 game since 2023 · UGA has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Mississippi State 31 @ Georgia 41 | UGA -34.5 | MSST 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
UGA+21.0 →+20.1▼ 0.9#6
MSST+0.7 →+7.5▲ 6.8#40
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#37
Offense
◀ UGA better#56
#40
Defense
◀ UGA better#75
−0.3 #93
Turnovers
MSST better ▶+0.4 #39
73 plays #19
Pace
Even71 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UGA off | MSST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.5 #43 | 24.7 #74 | UGA |
| Yards / play | 5.79 #62 | 5.35 #61 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #27 | +0.10 #77 | UGA |
| Success rate | 49% #15 | 43% #86 | UGA |
| MSST off | UGA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.2 #37 | 19.6 #26 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.77 #64 | 4.98 #29 | UGA |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #61 | +0.07 #57 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #63 | 40% #48 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UGA scoring against the MSST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5 #64 | 8.9 #65 | 15.4 #65 | 9.4 #12 | 7.0 #62 | 16.4 #30 | |
2.9 #20 | 6.8 #60 | 9.7 #33 | 3.6 #28 | 9.9 #132 | 13.4 #98 |
MSST scoring against the UGA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 #10 | 6.4 #103 | 16.0 #57 | 7.3 #42 | 9.9 #16 | 17.2 #18 | |
6.5 #96 | 5.5 #29 | 12.0 #59 | 3.9 #32 | 3.4 #10 | 7.3 #10 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 5 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UGA7d
MSST7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
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