Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Kansas
Closing spread
MIZ -4
✓ MIZ W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
MIZ 29–25 KU
✓ MIZ (62%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMIZ -7
CloseMIZ -4
Total53.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -7
3 → KU
CloseMIZ -4
3 pts toward Kansas
Total
Open53.5
▼ 2
Close51.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -7 · closed MIZ -4 · moved 3 toward KUmodel MIZ -5.5
model MIZ -5.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 downmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3–5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 48% (142 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7The team the line moved toward covered 69% (29 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMIZ -7
CloseMIZ -4
Total53.5 → 51.5
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 6 games most like
MIZ as a 4-point road favorite at KU, the favorite won 4, covered 1, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 38–21; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 6 similar games. 59 points went over 51.5, as in 3 of 6.
Favorite won
4 of 667%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
1 of 520%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 650%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 6 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 0.2 against an average line of 4.8; 55.5 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 6 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 33–48 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 44–41 | L | O50.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 17–14 | P | U55.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 17–23 | L | U58.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-9 | 34–27 | L | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 21–14 | W | U52.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 Kansas ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.
Market moved toward Kansas
3 pts (MIZ -7 → MIZ -4). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
53.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Missouri has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 716 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–55.5, 33% 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% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-5-1 44% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MIZ 1–0 KU
MIZ leads · 1 game since 2023 · MIZ has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 2025 | Kansas 31 @ Missouri 42 | MIZ -6.5 | MIZ W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MIZ+13.4 →+13.2▼ 0.2#19
KU+3.1 →+5.8▲ 2.7#38
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#27
Offense
Even#23
#32
Defense
Even#19
−1.0 #97
Turnovers
KU better ▶0.0 #69
78 plays #20
Pace
Even76 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIZ off | KU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 54.0 #24 | 6.0 #24 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.21 #43 | 2.75 #14 | KU |
| PPA / play | +0.47 #26 | −0.25 #30 | Even |
| Success rate | 62% #15 | 14% #9 | Even |
| KU off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 51.0 #27 | 14.0 #57 | KU |
| Yards / play | 8.07 #27 | 3.74 #37 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.55 #19 | −0.26 #29 | Even |
| Success rate | 60% #20 | 11% #3 | Even |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MIZ8d
KU7d
MIZ +1 day
Tempo
Fast 154 plays
slowavg 135fast
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