Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 7:45 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Missouri · Conference game
Closing spread
MIZ -7.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 76 pts
Model before kickoff
MSST 23–31 MIZ
✓ MIZ (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -5.5
CloseMIZ -7.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -5.5
2 → MIZ
CloseMIZ -7.5
2 pts toward Missouri
Total
Open51.5
▼ 1
Close50.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -5.5 · closed MIZ -7.5 · moved 2 toward MIZmodel MIZ -11.5
model MIZ -11.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 55% (193 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (84 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -5.5
CloseMIZ -7.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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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
MIZ as a 7.5-point home favorite against MSST, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 49–27; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 76 points went over 50.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.6 against an average line of 8; 48.2 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 1 over, 0 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 |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 7–17 | L | U48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-10 | 38–27 | W | O55.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-9.5 | 7–33 | L | U51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 31–16 | W | U52 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 9–16 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 31–14 | W | U49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 34–12 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 37–28 | W | O56 |
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 Mississippi State 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.
Mississippi State ATS trend (7-2)
Mississippi State have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Mississippi State 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Missouri
2 pts (MIZ -5.5 → MIZ -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 613 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 34% 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% | 7-2 78% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MSST 0–1 MIZ
MIZ leads · 1 game since 2023 · MIZ has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 2024 | Missouri 39 @ Mississippi State 20 | MIZ -9.5 | MIZ 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
MSST+0.7 →+6.6▲ 5.9#45
MIZ+10.7 →+14.7▲ 4.0#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#59
Offense
MIZ better ▶#33
#91
Defense
MIZ better ▶#23
+0.4 #35
Turnovers
◀ MSST better−0.3 #102
71 plays #29
Pace
MIZ faster ▶75 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MSST off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.0 #43 | 19.1 #20 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 5.67 #71 | 4.76 #18 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #60 | +0.05 #44 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #60 | 35% #9 | MIZ |
| MIZ off | MSST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.3 #31 | 26.3 #85 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 6.03 #45 | 5.59 #76 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #32 | +0.13 #93 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 48% #23 | 45% #110 | MIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MSST scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.3 #12 | 5.8 #110 | 15.1 #69 | 7.3 #39 | 9.6 #18 | 16.9 #20 | |
5.3 #67 | 4.9 #15 | 10.2 #35 | 4.0 #33 | 4.9 #34 | 8.9 #24 |
MIZ scoring against the MSST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #72 | 9.8 #48 | 15.7 #59 | 6.9 #50 | 10.1 #8 | 17.0 #19 | |
2.9 #24 | 8.2 #89 | 11.1 #46 | 4.6 #46 | 9.2 #126 | 13.8 #101 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 10 mph
gusts 17 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MSST7d
MIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 134fast
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