Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at South Carolina · Conference game
Weather at kickoff83°F8 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
4-1 · Power #3
27
▲ winner
Final
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3-1 · Power #13
3
final
Closing spread
MISS -10.5
✓ MISS W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
MISS 31–21 SC
✓ MISS (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -10
CloseMISS -10.5
Total51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Ole Miss
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -10 · closed MISS -10.5 · moved 0.5 toward MISSmodel MISS -10.5 matches the line
Opened 51.5 · unchangedmodel 51.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–12.5 since 2023: won 84%, covered 57% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMISS -10
CloseMISS -10.5
Total51.5
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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 10.5-point road favorite at SC, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 27–3; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 51.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 9.5 against an average line of 10.1; 52.7 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-1420–6 P U57.5
Close
UGA @ AUB
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation
-14.534–10 W U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation
-7.59–38 L U49.5
Close
MICH @ IOWA
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-10.527–14 W U42
Close
ALA @ LSU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation
-13.531–32 L O56.5
Loose
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar total
-745–24 W O49.5
Loose
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation
-620–33 L U54
Loose
MICH @ MSU
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest
-433–37 L O50.5
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose
-1541–7 W U57.25
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & situation
-8.551–15 W O50.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Ole Miss ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Ole Miss ATS trend (4-1)
Ole Miss have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ole Miss 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
South Carolina ATS trend (3-1)
South Carolina have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
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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 →+20.9▲ 8.1#6
SC+5.6 →+8.8▲ 3.2#26
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

MISS
Longer bar = better
SC
#4
Offense
◀ MISS better
#77
#8
Defense
◀ MISS better
#26
+0.6 #43
Turnovers
Even
+0.8 #38
72 plays #25
Pace
◀ MISS faster
68 plays #58
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offSC defEdge
Points / game 47.4 #7 17.0 #32 MISS
Yards / play 8.46 #2 4.10 #10 Even
PPA / play +0.52 #3 −0.06 #16 Even
Success rate 58% #3 38% #47 MISS
When SC has the ball
Advantage: MISS defense
SC offMISS defEdge
Points / game 34.3 #40 8.4 #5 MISS
Yards / play 5.51 #96 3.71 #3 MISS
PPA / play +0.16 #73 −0.05 #20 MISS
Success rate 40% #98 31% #3 MISS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MISS scoring against the SC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MISS scored
17.0
#3
10.4
#43
27.4
#3
13.2
#4
6.8
#69
20.0
#16
SC allowed
1.8
#11
7.3
#70
9.0
#40
3.8
#34
4.3
#44
8.0
#28
SC scoring against the MISS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SC scored
9.8
#21
7.5
#83
17.3
#49
6.0
#79
11.0
#11
17.0
#31
MISS allowed
1.2
#7
4.0
#22
5.2
#10
1.2
#6
2.0
#7
3.2
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 8 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MISS7d
SC14d bye
SC +7 days
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast