Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at South Carolina · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMISS -10
0.5 → MISS
CloseMISS -10.5
0.5 pts toward Ole Miss
Total
Open51.5
no move
Close51.5
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
model MISS -10.5 = line ✓
Opened 51.5 · unchangedmodel 51.5 matches the line
model 51.5 = 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
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 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-14 | 20–6 | P | U57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation |
-14.5 | 34–10 | W | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation |
-7.5 | 9–38 | L | U49.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-10.5 | 27–14 | W | U42 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation |
-13.5 | 31–32 | L | O56.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar total |
-7 | 45–24 | W | O49.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation |
-6 | 20–33 | L | U54 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 33–37 | L | O50.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose |
-15 | 41–7 | W | U57.25 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & situation |
-8.5 | 51–15 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 55% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 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% | 5-3-2 63% | 4-6 40% | |
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% |
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
Longer bar = better
#4
Offense
◀ MISS better#77
#8
Defense
◀ MISS better#26
+0.6 #43
Turnovers
Even+0.8 #38
72 plays #25
Pace
◀ MISS faster68 plays #58
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MISS off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SC off | MISS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17.0 #3 | 10.4 #43 | 27.4 #3 | 13.2 #4 | 6.8 #69 | 20.0 #16 | |
1.8 #11 | 7.3 #70 | 9.0 #40 | 3.8 #34 | 4.3 #44 | 8.0 #28 |
SC scoring against the MISS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.8 #21 | 7.5 #83 | 17.3 #49 | 6.0 #79 | 11.0 #11 | 17.0 #31 | |
1.2 #7 | 4.0 #22 | 5.2 #10 | 1.2 #6 | 2.0 #7 | 3.2 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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