Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Missouri
Closing spread
MIZ -6.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 73 pts
Model before kickoff
KU 22–29 MIZ
✓ MIZ (69%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -6.5
CloseMIZ -6.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -6.5
no move
CloseMIZ -6.5
No change since the open
Total
Open50.5
▼ 1
Close49.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -6.5 · unchangedmodel MIZ -8
model MIZ -8
Opened 50.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 downmodel 51.5
model 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 56% (155 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -6.5
CloseMIZ -6.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
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
MIZ as a 6.5-point home favorite against KU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 42–31; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 73 points went over 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 8.3 against an average line of 7.1; 52.9 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 0 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 2 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 24–34 | L | O53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest |
-9 | 10–20 | L | U53 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close |
-8.5 | 31–19 | W | U56 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 42–28 | W | O49.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 40–12 | W | U52.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 31–24 | W | O45 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 39–28 | W | O56.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar spread & total |
-7 | 27–17 | W | U50.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-9 | 31–24 | L | U60 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread |
-5.5 | 31–17 | W | U54 |
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 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
Missouri has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 411 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
KU+6.8 →+8.6▲ 1.8#30
MIZ+10.7 →+13.7▲ 3.0#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#19
Offense
Even#10
#30
Defense
Even#26
+0.5 #54
Turnovers
MIZ better ▶+2.0 #15
68 plays #64
Pace
Even69 plays #55
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KU off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.5 #38 | 6.0 #17 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 7.46 #18 | 3.66 #23 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.54 #12 | −0.17 #28 | Even |
| Success rate | 63% #8 | 32% #36 | KU |
| MIZ off | KU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 61.0 #6 | 7.0 #22 | Even |
| Yards / play | 8.12 #11 | 3.39 #16 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.53 #13 | −0.01 #58 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 63% #9 | 27% #24 | Even |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 12 mph
gusts 26 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
KU8d
MIZ9d
MIZ +1 day
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 133fast
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