Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Missouri
Closing spread
MIZ -27.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
UL 11–38 MIZ
✓ MIZ (97%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -22.5
CloseMIZ -27.5
Total50.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -22.5
5 → MIZ
CloseMIZ -27.5
5 pts toward Missouri
Total
Open50.5
▼ 4
Close46.5
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -22.5 · closed MIZ -27.5 · moved 5 toward MIZmodel MIZ -26.5
model MIZ -26.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 4 downmodel 49
model 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 26.5–28.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 59% (56 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 41% (102 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -22.5
CloseMIZ -27.5
Total50.5 → 46.5
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 27.5-point home favorite against UL, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 52–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 46.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 55%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 57%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 22.1 against an average line of 27; 45.5 points a game (usually 55.3). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest |
-30.5 | 34–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-31.5 | 38–0 | W | U44 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-31 | 31–10 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & total |
-24 | 24–16 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-28.5 | 69–3 | W | O55.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-22.5 | 35–7 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest |
-25 | 49–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-25.5 | 17–7 | L | U50 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-26.75 | 31–23 | L | O53 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest |
-25 | 10–31 | L | U48.5 |
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
Slight Missouri ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Missouri
5 pts (MIZ -22.5 → MIZ -27.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 4
50.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Louisiana have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 361 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 32% 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% | 4-6 40% | |
| 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% |
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
UL−2.6 →−6.2▼ 3.6#89
MIZ+10.7 →+15.2▲ 4.5#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#102
Offense
MIZ better ▶#19
#40
Defense
Even#48
0.0 #85
Turnovers
MIZ better ▶+1.0 #31
63 plays #99
Pace
MIZ faster ▶78 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UL off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.0 #97 | 18.5 #61 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 5.08 #99 | 4.33 #43 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #104 | −0.03 #48 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 39% #106 | 35% #41 | MIZ |
| MIZ off | UL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 51.5 #12 | 12.0 #36 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 7.45 #20 | 4.08 #28 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.36 #20 | −0.10 #23 | Even |
| Success rate | 53% #23 | 40% #74 | MIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 37 FBS teams
UL scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 11.5 | |
10.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 |
MIZ scoring against the UL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 | 16.0 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 28.0 | |
3.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
90° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UL7d
MIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 133fast
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