Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Ole Miss · Conference game
Closing spread
MISS -26.5
✓ MSST W
Total
63.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
MSST 17–44 MISS
✓ MISS (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -26.5
CloseMISS -26.5
Total61.5 → 63.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMISS -26.5
no move
CloseMISS -26.5
No change since the open
Total
Open61.5
▲ 2
Close63.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -26.5 · unchangedmodel MISS -31.5
model MISS -31.5
Opened 61.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 2 upmodel 61.5
model 61.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 25.5–27.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 50% (46 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -26.5
CloseMISS -26.5
Total61.5 → 63.5
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 26.5-point home favorite against MSST, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: MISS won 26–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 40 points stayed under 63.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 94%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Below normal · usually 52%
Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 21.5 against an average line of 25.7; 49.5 points a game (usually 54.5). 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 11 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-26.5 | 33–14 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total |
-25.5 | 63–19 | W | O61.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-23.5 | 42–14 | W | U67 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form |
-28 | 15–7 | L | U60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest |
-27 | 28–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-23.5 | 28–21 | L | U61.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-24 | 33–7 | W | U63 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-27.5 | 37–3 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24 | 42–7 | W | U54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest |
-27.5 | 34–24 | L | O57.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Mississippi State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) 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.
Mississippi State 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Total moved up 2
61.5 → 63.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 30 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 42% of games with totals 59.5–67.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 5-4 56% | 6-3 67% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 1-9 10% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MSST 0–1 MISS
MISS leads · 1 game since 2023 · MISS has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 2023 | Ole Miss 17 @ Mississippi State 7 | MISS -10 | P |
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+1.2 →−3.3▼ 4.5#80
MISS+12.8 →+23.1▲ 10.3#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#82
Offense
MISS better ▶#8
#128
Defense
MISS better ▶#7
−0.3 #92
Turnovers
MISS better ▶+0.6 #24
66 plays #79
Pace
MISS faster ▶72 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MSST off | MISS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.9 #80 | 13.9 #5 | MISS |
| Yards / play | 5.80 #68 | 4.45 #6 | MISS |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #75 | −0.04 #10 | MISS |
| Success rate | 40% #103 | 36% #6 | MISS |
| MISS off | MSST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.5 #9 | 34.8 #123 | MISS |
| Yards / play | 7.43 #2 | 6.44 #120 | MISS |
| PPA / play | +0.32 #7 | +0.30 #133 | MISS |
| Success rate | 48% #15 | 51% #136 | MISS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MSST scoring against the MISS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #98 | 8.3 #70 | 12.6 #88 | 7.7 #30 | 6.5 #82 | 14.3 #59 | |
2.1 #8 | 5.8 #25 | 7.9 #9 | 2.6 #5 | 2.8 #2 | 5.5 #3 |
MISS scoring against the MSST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.2 #2 | 11.8 #14 | 23.0 #1 | 10.5 #6 | 4.8 #121 | 15.3 #42 | |
8.7 #125 | 13.2 #131 | 21.9 #132 | 5.8 #74 | 7.1 #76 | 12.9 #74 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
44° · 8 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MSST6d
MISS6d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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