Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 4:15 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Mississippi State · Conference game
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7-3 · Power #23
39
▲ winner
Final
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2-8 · Power #72
20
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Missouri
Total
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
Opened 56.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 upmodel 57.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-746–36 W O55
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1045–20 W O50.25
Very close
PUR @ IU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1030–16 W U53
Close
PSU @ MD
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-1031–14 W U56.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-7.549–16 W O59.25
Close
KSU @ WVU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-848–31 W O54.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total
-834–31 L O55.5
Close
ORE @ STAN
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-8.524–31 L U57.5
Close
FLA @ VAN
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form
-1424–31 L U58
Close
TA&M @ MIZ
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-11.535–14 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%)
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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+14.2 →+9.3▼ 4.9#27
MSST+1.2 →−2.6▼ 3.8#76
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

MIZ
Longer bar = better
MSST
#77
Offense
Even
#79
#32
Defense
◀ MIZ better
#127
+0.4 #37
Turnovers
◀ MIZ better
−0.2 #84
71 plays #18
Pace
◀ MIZ faster
67 plays #62
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIZ has the ball
Advantage: MIZ offense
MIZ offMSST defEdge
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
When MSST has the ball
Advantage: MIZ defense
MSST offMIZ defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIZ scored
6.4
#50
5.8
#121
12.2
#92
7.8
#32
7.2
#63
15.0
#48
MSST allowed
8.2
#121
13.1
#131
21.3
#130
6.1
#80
7.0
#74
13.1
#77
MSST scoring against the MIZ defense
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MSST scored
3.8
#111
8.8
#58
12.6
#88
7.8
#32
7.2
#63
15.0
#48
MIZ allowed
3.4
#23
6.6
#49
10.0
#30
4.5
#41
4.8
#26
9.3
#22

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MSST +2.5
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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