Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Ole Miss · Conference game
Closing spread
MISS -3.5
✓ MISS W
Total
58.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
LSU 26–30 MISS
✓ MISS (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -1.5
CloseMISS -3.5
Total56.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLSU -1.5
5 → MISS
CloseMISS -3.5
5 pts toward Ole Miss
Total
Open56.5
▲ 2
Close58.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LSU -1.5 · closed MISS -3.5 · moved 5 toward MISSmodel MISS -7
model MISS -7
Opened 56.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 upmodel 56.5
model 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 50% (234 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 44% (80 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -1.5
CloseMISS -3.5
Total56.5 → 58.5
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
MISS as a 3.5-point home favorite against LSU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: MISS won 24–19; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 58.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 944%
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 12.3 against an average line of 3.7; 55.1 points a game (usually 53). 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 | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 25–21 | W | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 41–31 | W | O57 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 48–0 | W | U57.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 34–23 | W | P57 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 22–19 | L | U55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 48–20 | W | O61 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 16–26 | L | U52.75 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 24–37 | L | O53.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1 | 38–34 | W | O57 |
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Ole Miss ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.
Ole Miss ATS trend (3-1)
Ole Miss have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ole Miss 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Ole Miss 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Ole Miss
5 pts (LSU -1.5 → MISS -3.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
56.5 → 58.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 49% of games with totals 54.5–62.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 9-1 90% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
LSU 1–1 MISS
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · LSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Ole Miss 26 @ LSU 29 | MISS -3.5 | LSU W |
| Sep 30 2023 | LSU 49 @ Ole Miss 55 | LSU -3 | MISS W |
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
LSU+15.7 →+14.6▼ 1.1#17
MISS+19.8 →+18.4▼ 1.4#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#78
Offense
MISS better ▶#15
#20
Defense
◀ LSU better#69
+0.5 #53
Turnovers
◀ LSU better−0.5 #102
69 plays #48
Pace
MISS faster ▶73 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LSU off | MISS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #76 | 18.8 #41 | MISS |
| Yards / play | 5.70 #79 | 5.29 #67 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #77 | +0.15 #94 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #79 | 41% #74 | Even |
| MISS off | LSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 44.8 #12 | 9.3 #10 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.44 #14 | 4.21 #21 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #21 | −0.13 #11 | Even |
| Success rate | 54% #11 | 37% #36 | MISS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
LSU scoring against the MISS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #109 | 11.8 #35 | 15.3 #78 | 7.0 #57 | 6.8 #75 | 13.8 #67 | |
3.5 #52 | 9.3 #106 | 12.8 #79 | 1.8 #14 | 4.3 #34 | 6.0 #18 |
MISS scoring against the LSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #80 | 18.0 #3 | 24.0 #21 | 8.5 #38 | 12.3 #7 | 20.8 #11 | |
1.5 #15 | 3.5 #17 | 5.0 #12 | 1.8 #14 | 2.5 #15 | 4.3 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 8 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LSU7d
MISS7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
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