Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Ole Miss · Conference game
Weather at kickoff44°F8 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
2-9 · Power #72
14
final
Final
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8-3 · Power #3
26
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -26.5 · unchangedmodel MISS -31.5
Opened 61.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & situation
-26.533–14 L U61.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-25.563–19 W O61.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-23.542–14 W U67
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-2815–7 L U60
Close
CIN vs USF
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest
-2728–24 L U58.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-23.528–21 L U61.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-2433–7 W U63
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-27.537–3 W U51.5
Close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-2442–7 W U54
Close
AUB vs GAST
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest
-27.534–24 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%)
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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

MSST
Longer bar = better
MISS
#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
When MSST has the ball
Advantage: MISS defense
MSST offMISS defEdge
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
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offMSST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MSST scored
4.4
#98
8.3
#70
12.6
#88
7.7
#30
6.5
#82
14.3
#59
MISS allowed
2.1
#8
5.8
#25
7.9
#9
2.6
#5
2.8
#2
5.5
#3
MISS scoring against the MSST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MISS scored
11.2
#2
11.8
#14
23.0
#1
10.5
#6
4.8
#121
15.3
#42
MSST allowed
8.7
#125
13.2
#131
21.9
#132
5.8
#74
7.1
#76
12.9
#74

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MISS +2.5
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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