Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Mississippi State · Conference game
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7-1 · Power #7
41
▲ winner
Final
@
5-4 · Power #56
21
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Georgia
Total
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
Opened 57.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 downmodel 56.5 matches the line
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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-9.548–14 W O53.5
Very close
TEX @ KU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-955–14 W O63.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1224–20 L U52
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-6.528–29 L O56
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-724–20 L U54
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form
-731–27 L O54
Very close
KSU @ WVU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-848–31 W O54.5
Very close
FSU @ SYR
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-738–3 W U51.25
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-7.545–42 L O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-938–10 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%)
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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
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

UGA
Longer bar = better
MSST
#37
Offense
◀ UGA better
#56
#40
Defense
◀ UGA better
#75
−0.3 #93
Turnovers
MSST better ▶
+0.4 #39
73 plays #19
Pace
Even
71 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UGA has the ball
Advantage: UGA offense
UGA offMSST defEdge
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
When MSST has the ball
Even matchup
MSST offUGA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UGA scored
6.5
#64
8.9
#65
15.4
#65
9.4
#12
7.0
#62
16.4
#30
MSST allowed
2.9
#20
6.8
#60
9.7
#33
3.6
#28
9.9
#132
13.4
#98
MSST scoring against the UGA defense
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MSST scored
9.6
#10
6.4
#103
16.0
#57
7.3
#42
9.9
#16
17.2
#18
UGA allowed
6.5
#96
5.5
#29
12.0
#59
3.9
#32
3.4
#10
7.3
#10

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MSST +2.5
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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