Wed, Oct 14, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Missouri State · Conference game
Closing spread
KENN -2.5
✓ MOST W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
KENN 28–26 MOST
✗ KENN (57%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKENN -3
CloseKENN -2.5
Total50.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:33
Kennesaw State at Missouri State: game recap
Made automatically (Oct 19, 1:34 PM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKENN -3
0.5 → MOST
CloseKENN -2.5
0.5 pts toward Missouri State
Total
Open50.5
▲ 2
Close52.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KENN -3 · closed KENN -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward MOSTmodel KENN -2.5 matches the line
model KENN -2.5 = line ✓
Opened 50.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 2 upmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 47% (281 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 57% (50 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKENN -3
CloseKENN -2.5
Total50.5 → 52.5
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
KENN as a 2.5-point road favorite at MOST, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: MOST won 24–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 52.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 4.3 against an average line of 3.4; 55.3 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2026 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 25–23 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 20–23 | L | U50 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 41–30 | W | O48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U53.75 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 22–20 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 48–42 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 41–20 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 24–26 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-4.5 | 22–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 31–34 | L | O51.5 |
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 Kennesaw State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.
Kennesaw State ATS trend (4-1)
Kennesaw State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Total moved up 2
50.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
KENN 2–1 MOST
KENN leads · 3 games since 2019 · MOST has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 2025 | Missouri State 34 @ Kennesaw State 41 | KENN -6.5 | KENN W |
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
KENN−10.4 →−11.4▼ 1.0#111
MOST−11.7 →−16.9▼ 5.2#129
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#85
Offense
◀ KENN better#104
#97
Defense
◀ KENN better#125
+0.2 #56
Turnovers
Even+0.2 #52
66 plays #76
Pace
◀ KENN faster62 plays #108
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KENN off | MOST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.6 #108 | 32.4 #122 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.74 #81 | 6.18 #118 | KENN |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #85 | +0.25 #126 | KENN |
| Success rate | 44% #66 | 49% #133 | KENN |
| MOST off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.8 #113 | 23.4 #70 | KENN |
| Yards / play | 5.52 #98 | 5.67 #92 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #102 | +0.18 #110 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #104 | 46% #117 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
KENN scoring against the MOST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #83 | 8.2 #83 | 13.8 #83 | 5.8 #79 | 3.0 #133 | 8.8 #122 | |
6.0 #99 | 8.2 #87 | 14.2 #98 | 8.2 #121 | 10.0 #129 | 18.2 #128 |
MOST scoring against the KENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.4 #53 | 4.6 #127 | 12.0 #98 | 7.0 #49 | 2.8 #134 | 9.8 #111 | |
4.2 #59 | 8.4 #90 | 12.6 #82 | 7.0 #103 | 3.8 #22 | 10.8 #67 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 5 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN7d
MOST6d
KENN +1 day
Tempo
Average 128 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
MOST backup QB started
Not the usual starter
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

