Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 4:15 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Mississippi State · Conference game
Closing spread
MIZ -9.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
MIZ 34–24 MSST
✓ MIZ (76%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -8
CloseMIZ -9.5
Total56.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -8
1.5 → MIZ
CloseMIZ -9.5
1.5 pts toward Missouri
Total
Open56.5
▲ 1
Close57.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -8 · closed MIZ -9.5 · moved 1.5 toward MIZmodel MIZ -10.5
model MIZ -10.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 upmodel 57.5 matches the line
model 57.5 = line ✓
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Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 49% (56 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (107 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -8
CloseMIZ -9.5
Total56.5 → 57.5
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 9.5-point road favorite at MSST, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 39–20; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.6 against an average line of 9.5; 60.6 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 4 overs, 1 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 total & situation |
-7 | 46–36 | W | O55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-10 | 45–20 | W | O50.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 30–16 | W | U53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation |
-10 | 31–14 | W | U56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation |
-7.5 | 49–16 | W | O59.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-8 | 48–31 | W | O54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total |
-8 | 34–31 | L | O55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-8.5 | 24–31 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form |
-14 | 24–31 | L | U58 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-11.5 | 35–14 | W | U59.25 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Missouri ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
Market moved toward Missouri
1.5 pts (MIZ -8 → MIZ -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 308 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 2-8 20% | 6-3 67% | 6-3 67% |
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+14.2 →+9.3▼ 4.9#27
MSST+1.2 →−2.6▼ 3.8#76
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#77
Offense
Even#79
#32
Defense
◀ MIZ better#127
+0.4 #37
Turnovers
◀ MIZ better−0.2 #84
71 plays #18
Pace
◀ MIZ faster67 plays #62
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIZ off | MSST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.2 #63 | 34.4 #120 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 5.41 #98 | 6.46 #120 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #79 | +0.28 #132 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 43% #69 | 52% #136 | MIZ |
| MSST off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.6 #76 | 20.0 #26 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 5.72 #70 | 5.34 #54 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #64 | +0.02 #25 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 40% #105 | 37% #21 | MIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MIZ scoring against the MSST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #50 | 5.8 #121 | 12.2 #92 | 7.8 #32 | 7.2 #63 | 15.0 #48 | |
8.2 #121 | 13.1 #131 | 21.3 #130 | 6.1 #80 | 7.0 #74 | 13.1 #77 |
MSST scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #111 | 8.8 #58 | 12.6 #88 | 7.8 #32 | 7.2 #63 | 15.0 #48 | |
3.4 #23 | 6.6 #49 | 10.0 #30 | 4.5 #41 | 4.8 #26 | 9.3 #22 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 1 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MIZ7d
MSST14d bye
MSST +7 days
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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