Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at LSU · Conference game
Closing spread
MISS -3.5
✓ LSU W
Total
64.5
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
MISS 34–30 LSU
✗ MISS (61%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -3.5
CloseMISS -3.5
Total64.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMISS -3.5
no move
CloseMISS -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open64.5
no move
Close64.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -3.5 · unchangedmodel MISS -5.5
model MISS -5.5
Opened 64.5 · unchangedmodel 64.5 matches the line
model 64.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 41% (84 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -3.5
CloseMISS -3.5
Total64.5
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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 3.5-point road favorite at LSU, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: LSU won 29–26 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 64.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2.4 against an average line of 5.2; 65 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 32–42 | L | O64.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-7 | 33–38 | L | O66.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-4 | 32–27 | W | U65.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation |
-6.5 | 27–42 | L | O64.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 32–40 | L | O65 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-4.5 | 27–30 | L | U60.75 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread |
-6 | 34–27 | W | U62.75 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation |
-9 | 38–10 | W | U59 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 7–36 | L | U58.75 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation |
-7.5 | 51–45 | L | O58 |
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
Moderate Ole Miss ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.
Ole Miss ATS trend (5-1)
Ole Miss have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ole Miss 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
LSU ATS struggles (1-3)
LSU have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Both teams trending Under (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 19. 42% of games with totals 60.5–68.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-3-1 67% | 3-7 30% | |
| 8-2 80% | 3-6 33% | 6-3 67% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MISS 1–0 LSU
MISS leads · 1 game since 2023 · MISS has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2023 | LSU 49 @ Ole Miss 55 | LSU -3 | MISS 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
MISS+12.8 →+22.1▲ 9.3#5
LSU+17.5 →+14.6▼ 2.9#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ MISS better#21
#4
Defense
◀ MISS better#86
+0.7 #32
Turnovers
◀ MISS better+0.2 #64
71 plays #27
Pace
◀ MISS faster67 plays #64
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MISS off | LSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 44.0 #10 | 21.6 #51 | MISS |
| Yards / play | 8.11 #2 | 5.85 #99 | MISS |
| PPA / play | +0.47 #5 | +0.20 #106 | MISS |
| Success rate | 56% #4 | 42% #88 | MISS |
| LSU off | MISS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.2 #30 | 7.5 #3 | MISS |
| Yards / play | 6.97 #21 | 3.79 #3 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.29 #22 | −0.09 #7 | Even |
| Success rate | 51% #11 | 32% #3 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MISS scoring against the LSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16.5 #1 | 10.3 #42 | 26.8 #3 | 11.5 #5 | 5.7 #94 | 17.2 #26 | |
4.8 #63 | 8.8 #92 | 13.6 #85 | 3.4 #25 | 4.6 #37 | 8.0 #21 |
LSU scoring against the MISS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.4 #50 | 12.8 #11 | 20.2 #20 | 8.2 #30 | 6.8 #74 | 15.0 #47 | |
1.0 #3 | 3.8 #16 | 4.8 #7 | 1.0 #4 | 1.7 #3 | 2.7 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 1 mph
gusts 2 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MISS7d
LSU14d bye
LSU +7 days
Tempo
Fast 138 plays
slowavg 133fast
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