Sat, Nov 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTWeek 10 · at Mississippi State · Conference game
3-4 · Power #60
24
projected
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4-2 · Power #29
34
projected
VAN 21%
79% MSST
Spread
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Total
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model 58.5
Model line
MSST -11.5
MSST 79% to win
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Winner

Market

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Spread
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Total
 

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Mississippi State 79%
Projected VAN 24 – MSST 34 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
MSST -11.5
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 58.5
How the model gets there (points from MSST’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadMSST rating edge+9.0+Home field+2.5=Model marginMSST by 11.5
TotalScoring ratings58.5=Model total58.5

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

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
VAN+13.0 →+2.0▼ 11.0#60
MSST+5.6 →+10.5▲ 4.9#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

VAN
Longer bar = better
MSST
#99
Offense
MSST better ▶
#41
#100
Defense
Even
#101
−0.7 #121
Turnovers
MSST better ▶
−0.5 #106
64 plays #91
Pace
MSST faster ▶
71 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When VAN has the ball
Even matchup
VAN offMSST defEdge
Points / game 23.6 #101 28.5 #111 Even
Yards / play 5.51 #97 5.49 #75 MSST
PPA / play +0.08 #98 +0.14 #95 Even
Success rate 40% #101 46% #123 VAN
When MSST has the ball
Advantage: MSST offense
MSST offVAN defEdge
Points / game 32.5 #48 29.7 #115 MSST
Yards / play 6.43 #38 5.64 #89 MSST
PPA / play +0.20 #46 +0.14 #98 MSST
Success rate 48% #33 44% #99 MSST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
VAN scoring against the MSST defense
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VAN scored
5.6
#86
4.4
#130
10.0
#116
7.7
#32
5.9
#96
13.6
#64
MSST allowed
7.3
#118
7.8
#78
15.2
#105
9.2
#132
4.2
#23
13.3
#100
MSST scoring against the VAN defense
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MSST scored
9.3
#19
9.7
#56
19.0
#33
6.0
#70
7.5
#55
13.5
#65
VAN allowed
6.9
#112
12.3
#132
19.1
#129
5.0
#72
5.6
#53
10.6
#62

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
MSST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
No forecast
Venue not known yet
Rest
VAN13d bye
MSST6d
VAN +7 days
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast

News & sentiment

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