Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Ole Miss
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1-1 · Power #53
23
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Final
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2-0 · Power #16
48
▲ winner
Closing spread
MISS -17
✓ MISS W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 71 pts
Model before kickoff
GT 24–39 MISS
✓ MISS (87%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMISS -17
Total61.5
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMISS -17
Total61.5
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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 17-point home favorite against GT, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 48–23; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 71 points went over 61.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.9 against an average line of 16.9; 59.9 points a game (usually 55.4). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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WAKE vs LIB
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-17.537–36 L O64
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WASH vs STAN
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar total & situation
-1440–22 W P62
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OSU vs PSU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-18.533–24 L U60.5
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CIN vs IU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.545–24 W O57
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MISS vs TLSA
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest
-2135–27 L U66.5
Loose
ND vs LOU
2020 · Week 7 · loose · similar total & rest
-1612–7 L U62
Loose
PUR vs FAU
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread
-16.2528–26 L U57.25
Loose
CIN vs UCF
2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest
-21.556–21 W O56
Loose
USC vs WSU
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & total
-12.530–14 W U64.5
Loose
MISS vs AUB
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & spread
-15.548–34 L O55
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Georgia Tech have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GT−2.1 →+3.3▲ 5.4#40
MISS+4.5 →+9.5▲ 5.0#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

GT
Longer bar = better
MISS
#24
Offense
Even
#18
#107
Defense
MISS better ▶
#24
−0.5 #92
Turnovers
MISS better ▶
+1.5 #16
69 plays #56
Pace
Even
69 plays #57
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GT has the ball
Even matchup
GT offMISS defEdge
Points / game 41.0 #24 13.5 #25 Even
Yards / play 7.78 #9 3.85 #10 Even
PPA / play +0.33 #31 −0.15 #13 Even
Success rate 50% #32 37% #46 Even
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offGT defEdge
Points / game 55.0 #5 26.0 #88 MISS
Yards / play 7.52 #13 6.07 #108 MISS
PPA / play +0.38 #17 +0.24 #114 MISS
Success rate 49% #38 48% #117 MISS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 102 FBS teams
GT scoring against the MISS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GT scored
7.0
21.0
28.0
8.5
4.5
13.0
MISS allowed
7.0
5.0
12.0
0.0
1.5
1.5
MISS scoring against the GT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MISS scored
17.5
6.5
24.0
17.5
13.5
31.0
GT allowed
3.0
6.5
9.5
8.5
8.0
16.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MISS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 5 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GT7d
MISS7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast

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