Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Ole Miss · Conference game
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2-0 · Power #6
24
final
Final
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2-0 · Power #12
32
▲ winner
Closing spread
LSU -3
✓ MISS W
Total
58.5
▼ Under · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
LSU 30–28 MISS
✗ LSU (58%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMISS -1.5
CloseLSU -3
Total57.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4.5 pts toward LSU
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -1.5 · closed LSU -3 · moved 4.5 toward LSUmodel LSU -1.5
Opened 57.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 upmodel 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 60%, covered 50% (207 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (201 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMISS -1.5
CloseLSU -3
Total57.5 → 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 LSU as a 3-point road favorite at MISS, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 32–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 56 points stayed under 58.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 956%
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 4.7 against an average line of 3.9; 62.9 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation
-426–29 L U64.5
Loose
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & season form
-3.531–32 L O54.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar total & situation
-4.552–45 W O61
Loose
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-6.532–34 L O62.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-122–19 W U53.5
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-135–20 W U56.5
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest
-231–24 W P55
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-625–15 W U57
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest
-335–38 L O58.5
Loose
2024 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest
-749–35 W O52.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight LSU ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal 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.

Market moved toward LSU
4.5 pts (MISS -1.5 → LSU -3). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
LSU have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
LSU+12.7 →+20.2▲ 7.5#9
MISS+18.8 →+16.2▼ 2.6#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

LSU
Longer bar = better
MISS
#47
Offense
Even
#34
#8
Defense
◀ LSU better
#103
−0.5 #107
Turnovers
Even
−1.0 #118
89 plays #2
Pace
◀ LSU faster
68 plays #57
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LSU has the ball
Advantage: LSU offense
LSU offMISS defEdge
Points / game 48.0 #19 23.5 #83 LSU
Yards / play 6.58 #46 6.13 #117 LSU
PPA / play +0.14 #73 +0.16 #113 LSU
Success rate 47% #50 42% #97 LSU
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: LSU defense
MISS offLSU defEdge
Points / game 41.0 #35 12.0 #28 Even
Yards / play 6.68 #42 2.76 #3 LSU
PPA / play +0.28 #39 −0.60 #1 LSU
Success rate 53% #18 12% #1 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 101 FBS teams
LSU scoring against the MISS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LSU scored
13.5
7.0
20.5
13.5
14.0
27.5
MISS allowed
1.5
1.5
3.0
12.0
8.5
20.5
MISS scoring against the LSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MISS scored
3.5
15.0
18.5
7.0
15.5
22.5
LSU allowed
1.5
3.5
5.0
0.0
7.0
7.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MISS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
88° · 3 mph
gusts 3 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LSU7d
MISS7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 157 plays
slowavg 133fast

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