Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at LSU · Conference game
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5-1 · Power #3
26
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4-1 · Power #12
29
▲ winner
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
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Market

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Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -3.5 · unchangedmodel MISS -5.5
Opened 64.5 · unchangedmodel 64.5 matches the 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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UTAH @ UCLA
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-332–42 L O64.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-733–38 L O66.5
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TEX @ TCU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-432–27 W U65.5
Close
OSU @ MICH
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-6.527–42 L O64.5
Close
WASH @ UCLA
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-2.532–40 L O65
Close
CCU @ APP
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-4.527–30 L U60.75
Loose
TENN @ PITT
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread
-634–27 W U62.75
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation
-938–10 W U59
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation
-27–36 L U58.75
Loose
CLEM @ WAKE
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation
-7.551–45 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%)
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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 →+22.1▲ 9.3#5
LSU+17.5 →+14.6▼ 2.9#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

MISS
Longer bar = better
LSU
#5
Offense
◀ MISS better
#21
#4
Defense
◀ MISS better
#86
+0.7 #32
Turnovers
◀ MISS better
+0.2 #64
71 plays #27
Pace
◀ MISS faster
67 plays #64
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offLSU defEdge
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
When LSU has the ball
Even matchup
LSU offMISS defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MISS scored
16.5
#1
10.3
#42
26.8
#3
11.5
#5
5.7
#94
17.2
#26
LSU allowed
4.8
#63
8.8
#92
13.6
#85
3.4
#25
4.6
#37
8.0
#21
LSU scoring against the MISS defense
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LSU scored
7.4
#50
12.8
#11
20.2
#20
8.2
#30
6.8
#74
15.0
#47
MISS allowed
1.0
#3
3.8
#16
4.8
#7
1.0
#4
1.7
#3
2.7
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LSU +2.5
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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