Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Vanderbilt · Conference game
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6-1 · Power #18
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6-1 · Power #13
17
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Vanderbilt
Total
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
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.536–24 W O53.5
Very close
UCF vs CIN
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1.525–21 W U55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-338–35 P O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.541–31 W O57
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-1.531–24 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.514–17 L U49
Very close
BAY vs KSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.53–31 L U52.25
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-327–24 P U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-238–23 W O54.5
Very close
NCST vs FSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.519–17 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%)
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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 →+16.6▲ 5.9#12
VAN+3.1 →+13.6▲ 10.5#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

MIZ
Longer bar = better
VAN
#23
Offense
VAN better ▶
#4
#16
Defense
◀ MIZ better
#61
−0.3 #96
Turnovers
VAN better ▶
+0.6 #32
77 plays #4
Pace
◀ MIZ faster
62 plays #119
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIZ has the ball
Advantage: MIZ offense
MIZ offVAN defEdge
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
When VAN has the ball
Even matchup
VAN offMIZ defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIZ scored
7.6
#41
12.1
#17
19.7
#19
7.9
#31
10.6
#10
18.4
#13
VAN allowed
4.3
#47
7.7
#87
12.0
#65
2.9
#19
5.1
#39
8.0
#20
VAN scoring against the MIZ defense
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VAN scored
9.0
#15
13.3
#6
22.3
#9
10.3
#7
8.9
#33
19.1
#11
MIZ allowed
5.9
#82
4.9
#19
10.7
#48
2.7
#17
3.3
#11
6.0
#8

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
VAN +2.5
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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