Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Arkansas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff47°F12 mphgusts 24Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-4 · Power #18
31
▲ winner
Final
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2-9 · Power #40
17
final
Closing spread
MIZ -4.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
MIZ 30–26 ARK
✓ MIZ (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -2.5
CloseMIZ -4.5
Total58.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Missouri
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -2.5 · closed MIZ -4.5 · moved 2 toward MIZmodel MIZ -4
Opened 58.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 4 downmodel 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 49% (152 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 47% (116 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -2.5
CloseMIZ -4.5
Total58.5 → 54.5
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 MIZ as a 4.5-point road favorite at ARK, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: MIZ won 31–17; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 54.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 3 against an average line of 5.6; 53 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
LSU @ ARK
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-5.2513–10 L U59
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-328–41 L O54.5
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & rest
-6.511–21 L U58.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-7.545–42 L O57.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.516–7 W U48.25
Close
CIN @ SMU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & spread
-3.529–27 L U59.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.510–27 L U49.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total
-7.552–20 W O55.5
Close
TEX @ OKST
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-6.534–41 L O58.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-642–14 W O53
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Missouri ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Market moved toward Missouri
2 pts (MIZ -2.5 → MIZ -4.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 4
58.5 → 54.5. · 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
MIZ+10.7 →+15.0▲ 4.3#16
ARK+8.7 →+8.9▲ 0.2#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

MIZ
Longer bar = better
ARK
#39
Offense
ARK better ▶
#13
#17
Defense
◀ MIZ better
#130
−0.4 #105
Turnovers
◀ MIZ better
−1.1 #132
73 plays #13
Pace
◀ MIZ faster
66 plays #71
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIZ has the ball
Advantage: MIZ offense
MIZ offARK defEdge
Points / game 32.3 #37 34.1 #127 MIZ
Yards / play 6.01 #43 6.35 #126 MIZ
PPA / play +0.17 #40 +0.27 #135 MIZ
Success rate 46% #34 47% #130 MIZ
When ARK has the ball
Even matchup
ARK offMIZ defEdge
Points / game 34.4 #22 19.6 #22 Even
Yards / play 7.13 #7 4.60 #13 Even
PPA / play +0.27 #13 0.00 #21 Even
Success rate 49% #11 34% #11 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MIZ scoring against the ARK defense
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MIZ scored
6.4
#56
8.9
#63
15.3
#61
6.9
#43
9.5
#14
16.5
#19
ARK allowed
7.9
#121
10.8
#130
18.7
#128
8.3
#126
7.1
#86
15.4
#124
ARK scoring against the MIZ defense
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ARK scored
8.0
#25
13.8
#1
21.8
#7
6.1
#62
6.5
#73
12.5
#67
MIZ allowed
5.3
#67
5.3
#21
10.5
#34
4.8
#48
4.3
#21
9.1
#26

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARK +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
47° · 12 mph
gusts 24 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIZ7d
ARK7d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
MIZ, ARK backup QBs started
Not the usual starter

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