Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Vanderbilt · Conference game
Closing spread
VAN -3.5
✓ VAN W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 27 pts
Model before kickoff
MIZ 27–30 VAN
✓ VAN (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenVAN -2.5
CloseVAN -3.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenVAN -2.5
1 → VAN
CloseVAN -3.5
1 pt toward Vanderbilt
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened VAN -2.5 · closed VAN -3.5 · moved 1 toward VANmodel MIZ -1
model MIZ -1
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 56.5
model 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 49% (265 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 45% (93 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenVAN -2.5
CloseVAN -3.5
Total52.5
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
VAN as a 3.5-point home favorite against MIZ, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: VAN won 17–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 27 points stayed under 52.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 863%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 2.5 against an average line of 2.6; 51.9 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 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 |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 36–24 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 25–21 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 38–35 | P | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 41–31 | W | O57 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-1.5 | 31–24 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 14–17 | L | U49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 3–31 | L | U52.25 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 27–24 | P | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 38–23 | W | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 19–17 | L | U50.5 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Vanderbilt 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.
Missouri ATS trend (5-2)
Missouri have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Vanderbilt ATS trend (5-2)
Vanderbilt have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Vanderbilt 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Vanderbilt 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 40 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
MIZ 2–0 VAN
MIZ leads · 2 games since 2023 · MIZ has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 2024 | Vanderbilt 27 @ Missouri 30 | MIZ -18.5 | VAN W |
| Sep 30 2023 | Missouri 38 @ Vanderbilt 21 | MIZ -14 | MIZ W |
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 →+16.6▲ 5.9#12
VAN+3.1 →+13.6▲ 10.5#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#23
Offense
VAN better ▶#4
#16
Defense
◀ MIZ better#61
−0.3 #96
Turnovers
VAN better ▶+0.6 #32
77 plays #4
Pace
◀ MIZ faster62 plays #119
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIZ off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.0 #12 | 20.0 #33 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 6.31 #37 | 5.28 #52 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #28 | +0.15 #100 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 50% #14 | 41% #57 | MIZ |
| VAN off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.4 #8 | 16.7 #16 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.35 #7 | 4.27 #9 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.46 #1 | +0.01 #29 | VAN |
| Success rate | 58% #1 | 34% #8 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MIZ scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #41 | 12.1 #17 | 19.7 #19 | 7.9 #31 | 10.6 #10 | 18.4 #13 | |
4.3 #47 | 7.7 #87 | 12.0 #65 | 2.9 #19 | 5.1 #39 | 8.0 #20 |
VAN scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #15 | 13.3 #6 | 22.3 #9 | 10.3 #7 | 8.9 #33 | 19.1 #11 | |
5.9 #82 | 4.9 #19 | 10.7 #48 | 2.7 #17 | 3.3 #11 | 6.0 #8 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MIZ7d
VAN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
MIZ backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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