Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Arkansas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F11 mphgusts 24DryWeather watch ›
6-2 · Power #3
63
▲ winner
Final
@
5-3 · Power #32
31
final
Closing spread
MISS -7.5
✓ MISS W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 94 pts
Model before kickoff
MISS 31–23 ARK
✓ MISS (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -6
CloseMISS -7.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Ole Miss
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -6 · closed MISS -7.5 · moved 1.5 toward MISSmodel MISS -10
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 54% (79 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (76 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -6
CloseMISS -7.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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 7.5-point road favorite at ARK, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 63–31; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 94 points went over 54.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.3 against an average line of 7.1; 50.3 points a game (usually 53.7). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-938–10 W U59
Close
ORE @ STAN
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-8.524–31 L U57.5
Close
CLEM @ FSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-4.534–28 W O51
Close
FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-7.513–20 L U56.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-724–20 L U54
Close
FSU @ SYR
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-738–3 W U51.25
Close
MICH @ MSU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-433–37 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-1027–3 W U53
Close
TEX @ TTU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-734–37 L O60.25
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-6.528–21 W U55.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Arkansas ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Arkansas ATS trend (6-1)
Arkansas have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arkansas 4-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Ole Miss
1.5 pts (MISS -6 → MISS -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (11-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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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
MISS+12.8 →+21.3▲ 8.5#5
ARK+3.1 →+9.7▲ 6.6#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

MISS
Longer bar = better
ARK
#9
Offense
◀ MISS better
#26
#4
Defense
◀ MISS better
#54
+0.6 #31
Turnovers
◀ MISS better
−0.1 #82
72 plays #22
Pace
Even
71 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offARK defEdge
Points / game 39.5 #13 21.8 #46 MISS
Yards / play 7.53 #2 5.39 #60 MISS
PPA / play +0.35 #8 +0.04 #38 MISS
Success rate 49% #13 41% #73 MISS
When ARK has the ball
Advantage: MISS defense
ARK offMISS defEdge
Points / game 33.3 #32 11.0 #1 MISS
Yards / play 6.75 #21 4.06 #3 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #36 −0.07 #7 MISS
Success rate 48% #16 34% #5 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MISS scoring against the ARK defense
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MISS scored
13.3
#2
10.3
#33
23.5
#5
10.6
#9
5.0
#111
15.6
#38
ARK allowed
4.3
#45
4.1
#12
8.4
#17
6.3
#81
6.1
#63
12.4
#75
ARK scoring against the MISS defense
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ARK scored
9.9
#12
9.1
#58
19.0
#22
5.1
#89
9.1
#20
14.3
#52
MISS allowed
1.6
#5
5.4
#27
7.0
#6
1.1
#4
2.1
#1
3.3
#1

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARK +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 11 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MISS7d
ARK7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
ARK backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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