Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Texas A&M · Conference game
Closing spread
TA&M -16.5
✓ TA&M W
Total
40
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
MSST 15–31 TA&M
✓ TA&M (88%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseTA&M -16.5
Total40
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CloseTA&M -16.5
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Total
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Close40
Line context
Home favorites of 14.5–18.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 51% (57 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseTA&M -16.5
Total40
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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
TA&M as a 16.5-point home favorite against MSST, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: TA&M won 51–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 40, as in 1 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
1 of 911%
Below normal · usually 48%
Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 12.2 against an average line of 15.8; 36 points a game (usually 55.2). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 31–3 | W | U41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-14 | 31–0 | W | U40.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 45–29 | W | O42 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total |
-18 | 20–21 | L | P41 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 6–14 | L | U44 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 28–0 | W | U45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-18.5 | 20–10 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17.5 | 17–9 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16 | 15–23 | L | U41 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & total |
-13.5 | 28–10 | W | U41.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
Moderate Texas A&M ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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 struggles (2-7)
Mississippi State have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Mississippi State 1-5 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 41 earlier overs in games with totals 36–44, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-5 44% | 2-7 22% | 4-4-1 50% | |
| 5-4 56% | 4-4-1 50% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
MSST 9–10 TA&M
TA&M leads · 19 games since 1912 · TA&M has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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+2.3 →−0.1▼ 2.4#64
TA&M+10.3 →+13.1▲ 2.8#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#103
Offense
TA&M better ▶#49
#74
Defense
TA&M better ▶#28
0.0 #72
Turnovers
◀ MSST better−0.4 #107
61 plays #121
Pace
TA&M faster ▶68 plays #55
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MSST off | TA&M def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.7 #104 | 21.6 #42 | TA&M |
| Yards / play | 5.46 #82 | 4.96 #26 | TA&M |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #108 | +0.03 #32 | TA&M |
| Success rate | 38% #119 | 35% #12 | TA&M |
| TA&M off | MSST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.3 #36 | 25.7 #66 | TA&M |
| Yards / play | 5.89 #57 | 5.56 #68 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #49 | +0.10 #68 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #55 | 43% #93 | TA&M |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
MSST scoring against the TA&M defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #119 | 7.6 #77 | 10.9 #105 | 5.3 #85 | 5.7 #99 | 11.0 #101 | |
3.8 #29 | 5.6 #27 | 9.3 #27 | 6.4 #86 | 5.8 #53 | 12.2 #70 |
TA&M scoring against the MSST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #78 | 12.7 #8 | 18.2 #23 | 7.0 #49 | 7.1 #62 | 14.1 #49 | |
6.1 #90 | 9.9 #110 | 16.0 #107 | 5.2 #57 | 4.4 #22 | 9.7 #29 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 8 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MSST7d
TA&M7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
MSST, TA&M backup QBs started
Not the usual starter
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