Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Vanderbilt · Conference game
Weather at kickoff63°F9 mphgusts 27Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-1 · Power #12
52
▲ winner
Final
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3-2 · Power #60
17
final
Closing spread
MISS -9.5
✓ MISS W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 69 pts
Model before kickoff
MISS 33–25 VAN
✓ MISS (73%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMISS -10.5
CloseMISS -9.5
Total57.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Vanderbilt
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MISS -10.5 · closed MISS -9.5 · moved 1 toward VANmodel MISS -5.5
Opened 57.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 3 downmodel 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 50% (98 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (378 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMISS -10.5
CloseMISS -9.5
Total57.5 → 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 9.5-point road favorite at VAN, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: MISS won 52–17; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 69 points went over 54.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 11 against an average line of 7.5; 60.2 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 7 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form
-6.528–29 L O56
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar season form
-7.516–7 W U48.25
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2026 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & total
-5.528–31 L O56.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & situation
-6.543–30 W O57.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.528–21 W U55.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-7.558–25 W O55
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-7.545–42 L O57.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-10.528–16 W U52.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-741–24 W O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation
-9.541–21 W O56.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Vanderbilt 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.

Ole Miss ATS struggles (1-3)
Ole Miss have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Total moved down 3
57.5 → 54.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MISS+18.8 →+13.2▼ 5.6#19
VAN+13.0 →+5.8▼ 7.2#47
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

MISS
Longer bar = better
VAN
#33
Offense
◀ MISS better
#97
#119
Defense
VAN better ▶
#69
−1.0 #125
Turnovers
VAN better ▶
0.0 #65
68 plays #57
Pace
◀ MISS faster
63 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MISS has the ball
Advantage: MISS offense
MISS offVAN defEdge
Points / game 35.5 #42 25.0 #78 MISS
Yards / play 6.52 #42 5.40 #72 MISS
PPA / play +0.26 #33 +0.06 #62 MISS
Success rate 51% #14 40% #64 MISS
When VAN has the ball
Advantage: VAN offense
VAN offMISS defEdge
Points / game 25.4 #91 30.8 #117 VAN
Yards / play 5.53 #98 5.89 #106 Even
PPA / play +0.09 #95 +0.25 #125 VAN
Success rate 40% #104 49% #128 VAN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
MISS scoring against the VAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MISS scored
4.3
#99
12.5
#25
16.8
#63
7.3
#50
11.5
#8
18.8
#17
VAN allowed
6.8
#106
8.8
#96
15.6
#109
4.2
#56
5.2
#48
9.4
#52
VAN scoring against the MISS defense
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VAN scored
5.8
#76
4.8
#121
10.6
#109
8.0
#38
6.8
#76
14.8
#55
MISS allowed
3.3
#38
4.3
#25
7.5
#18
13.0
#137
10.3
#130
23.3
#138

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
VAN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 9 mph
gusts 27 mph · 0.043 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
MISS14d bye
VAN7d
MISS +7 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast

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