Wed, Oct 14, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Missouri State · Conference game
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1-4 · Power #117
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1-4 · Power #130
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▲ winner
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
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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.

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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Missouri State
Total
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
Opened 50.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
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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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2026 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest
-4.525–23 L U51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.520–23 L U50
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-141–30 W O48
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-5.524–27 L U53.75
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-322–20 L U51.5
Very close
2025 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.548–42 W O55.5
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-341–20 W O55.5
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-424–26 L U56.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & situation
-4.522–10 W U54.5
Very close
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.531–34 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%)
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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

KENN
Longer bar = better
MOST
#85
Offense
◀ KENN better
#104
#97
Defense
◀ KENN better
#125
+0.2 #56
Turnovers
Even
+0.2 #52
66 plays #76
Pace
◀ KENN faster
62 plays #108
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KENN has the ball
Advantage: KENN offense
KENN offMOST defEdge
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
When MOST has the ball
Even matchup
MOST offKENN defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KENN scored
5.6
#83
8.2
#83
13.8
#83
5.8
#79
3.0
#133
8.8
#122
MOST allowed
6.0
#99
8.2
#87
14.2
#98
8.2
#121
10.0
#129
18.2
#128
MOST scoring against the KENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MOST scored
7.4
#53
4.6
#127
12.0
#98
7.0
#49
2.8
#134
9.8
#111
KENN allowed
4.2
#59
8.4
#90
12.6
#82
7.0
#103
3.8
#22
10.8
#67

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MOST +2.5
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