Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Missouri · Conference game
Closing spread
MIZ -10.5
✓ SC W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
SC 19–31 MIZ
✓ MIZ (80%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -11.5
CloseMIZ -10.5
Total45.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -11.5
1 → SC
CloseMIZ -10.5
1 pt toward South Carolina
Total
Open45.5
▲ 3
Close48.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -11.5 · closed MIZ -10.5 · moved 1 toward SCmodel MIZ -16
model MIZ -16
Opened 45.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 upmodel 49.5
model 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 42% (106 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (191 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -11.5
CloseMIZ -10.5
Total45.5 → 48.5
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
MIZ as a 10.5-point home favorite against SC, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 29–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 49 points went over 48.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.1 against an average line of 12.7; 52.3 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14 | 23–17 | L | U55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-13 | 38–35 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & rest |
-8 | 24–27 | L | O44.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-13.5 | 35–6 | W | U48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-14.5 | 20–15 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-9.75 | 34–3 | W | U48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-15.5 | 48–34 | L | O55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 44–17 | W | O50 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
Slight Missouri ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.
Missouri 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Missouri 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved up 3
45.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
South Carolina have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 443 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
SC 1–1 MIZ
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · SC has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 2024 | Missouri 30 @ South Carolina 34 | SC -10.5 | MIZ W |
| Oct 21 2023 | South Carolina 12 @ Missouri 34 | MIZ -7.5 | MIZ 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
SC+13.9 →+6.5▼ 7.4#41
MIZ+10.7 →+18.1▲ 7.4#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#99
Offense
MIZ better ▶#12
#55
Defense
MIZ better ▶#27
0.0 #80
Turnovers
MIZ better ▶+0.3 #57
58 plays #129
Pace
MIZ faster ▶80 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SC off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.0 #96 | 15.7 #39 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 5.19 #106 | 4.10 #23 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #78 | −0.04 #33 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 37% #117 | 31% #14 | MIZ |
| MIZ off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 51.7 #8 | 17.3 #43 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 7.31 #16 | 4.72 #46 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.41 #11 | +0.02 #60 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 56% #11 | 40% #69 | MIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 129 FBS teams
SC scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #89 | 6.7 #91 | 11.3 #96 | 7.0 #55 | 4.7 #95 | 11.7 #82 | |
7.0 #99 | 3.3 #20 | 10.3 #56 | 1.0 #12 | 4.3 #39 | 5.3 #15 |
MIZ scoring against the SC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.7 #21 | 18.7 #3 | 28.3 #9 | 9.3 #27 | 14.0 #2 | 23.3 #5 | |
4.0 #59 | 4.3 #33 | 8.3 #40 | 2.3 #25 | 6.7 #77 | 9.0 #43 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 5 mph
gusts 17 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
SC7d
MIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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