Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Missouri State · Conference game
Closing spread
MOST -2.5
✓ LT W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
LT 22–24 MOST
✗ MOST (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMOST -3.5
CloseMOST -2.5
Total51.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMOST -3.5
1 → LT
CloseMOST -2.5
1 pt toward Louisiana Tech
Total
Open51.5
▼ 6
Close45.5
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MOST -3.5 · closed MOST -2.5 · moved 1 toward LTmodel Pick’em
model Pick’em
Opened 51.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 6 downmodel 45.5 matches the line
model 45.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 52% (315 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (114 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMOST -3.5
CloseMOST -2.5
Total51.5 → 45.5
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
MOST as a 2.5-point home favorite against LT, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: LT won 42–30 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
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: underdog by 3.7 against an average line of 2.6; 47.9 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2 | 25–24 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-2.5 | 22–21 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 14–24 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-0.5 | 23–29 | L | O44 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2 | 14–42 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 24–17 | W | U47 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 12–28 | L | O38.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 31–17 | W | U53.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 28–35 | L | O41 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 28–21 | W | U50 |
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
Moderate Missouri State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Missouri State 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Missouri State 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 6
51.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 447 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–49.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 2-8 20% |
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
LT−11.6 →−8.1▲ 3.5#95
MOST−21.0 →−11.1▲ 9.9#109
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#85
Offense
Even#75
#35
Defense
◀ LT better#93
+0.7 #18
Turnovers
◀ LT better+0.1 #66
66 plays #82
Pace
Even66 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LT off | MOST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.4 #77 | 27.1 #84 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.41 #91 | 5.74 #83 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #82 | +0.15 #102 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #89 | 44% #103 | Even |
| MOST off | LT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.0 #84 | 20.5 #32 | LT |
| Yards / play | 5.94 #49 | 5.34 #54 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #59 | +0.01 #27 | LT |
| Success rate | 39% #108 | 38% #26 | LT |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
LT scoring against the MOST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #38 | 4.5 #124 | 11.4 #101 | 4.7 #93 | 9.1 #25 | 13.8 #50 | |
4.1 #42 | 9.4 #103 | 13.5 #79 | 6.2 #90 | 7.5 #95 | 13.6 #98 |
MOST scoring against the LT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #78 | 7.6 #85 | 13.2 #84 | 5.9 #71 | 5.3 #107 | 11.2 #93 | |
3.6 #36 | 5.8 #28 | 9.5 #20 | 4.8 #48 | 5.5 #43 | 10.4 #44 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 15 mph
gusts 30 mph · 0.024 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
LT7d
MOST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
LT backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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