Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Ole Miss · Conference game
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4-3 · Power #28
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Final
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5-2 · Power #3
26
▲ winner
Closing spread
MISS -19.5
✓ OU W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 17–36 MISS
✓ MISS (92%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -20.5
CloseMISS -19.5
Total48.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Oklahoma
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -20.5 · closed MISS -19.5 · moved 1 toward OUmodel MISS -18
Opened 48.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 upmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 18.5–20.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 51% (51 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (70 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -20.5
CloseMISS -19.5
Total48.5 → 50.5
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 MISS as a 19.5-point home favorite against OU, the favorite won 10, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 26–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 40 points stayed under 50.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
2 of 825%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 17.5 against an average line of 20; 61.9 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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MICH vs MSU
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form
-22.2529–7 L U55
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2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-2127–25 L O50
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ALA vs AUB
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-2249–27 P O51
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2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-1423–17 L U55.5
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CIN vs TLSA
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-22.528–20 L U56
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ALA vs ARK
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-20.542–35 L O58.5
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TENN vs MIZ
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-1966–24 W O57.5
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PSU vs MSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-1935–16 P U54.5
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2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-2048–31 L O57.5
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2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-2050–20 W O48.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Ole Miss ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.

Oklahoma 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Ole Miss ATS trend (5-2)
Ole Miss have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ole Miss 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (10-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Total moved up 2
48.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
OU+17.8 →+7.9▼ 9.9#28
MISS+12.8 →+22.1▲ 9.3#4
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

OU
Longer bar = better
MISS
#127
Offense
MISS better ▶
#7
#23
Defense
MISS better ▶
#3
+0.4 #44
Turnovers
Even
+0.6 #35
67 plays #68
Pace
MISS faster ▶
73 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OU has the ball
Advantage: MISS defense
OU offMISS defEdge
Points / game 22.1 #110 10.6 #2 MISS
Yards / play 4.31 #135 4.06 #3 MISS
PPA / play −0.07 #129 −0.07 #7 MISS
Success rate 34% #133 32% #1 MISS
When MISS has the ball
Even matchup
MISS offOU defEdge
Points / game 41.4 #8 21.3 #40 MISS
Yards / play 7.68 #3 4.87 #23 Even
PPA / play +0.38 #8 −0.02 #18 Even
Success rate 50% #8 35% #11 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
OU scoring against the MISS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
6.3
#64
5.9
#111
12.1
#96
2.1
#130
7.9
#48
10.0
#111
MISS allowed
0.9
#2
5.1
#30
6.0
#4
1.3
#6
2.4
#2
3.7
#3
MISS scoring against the OU defense
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MISS scored
14.1
#1
11.3
#23
25.4
#3
10.3
#12
5.3
#104
15.6
#38
OU allowed
4.9
#63
9.1
#94
14.0
#87
3.1
#15
4.1
#23
7.3
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MISS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 5 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU7d
MISS14d bye
MISS +7 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
OU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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