Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 4:15 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Missouri · Conference game
Closing spread
MIZ -18.5
✓ VAN W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
VAN 18–37 MIZ
✓ MIZ (92%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -21
CloseMIZ -18.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -21
2.5 → VAN
CloseMIZ -18.5
2.5 pts toward Vanderbilt
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -21 · closed MIZ -18.5 · moved 2.5 toward VANmodel MIZ -23
model MIZ -23
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 55
model 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 17.5–19.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 56% (43 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 41% (37 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -21
CloseMIZ -18.5
Total52.5
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 an 18.5-point home favorite against VAN, the favorite won 10, covered 8, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 30–27; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 52.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 22.4 against an average line of 16.5; 57.2 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 5 overs, 2 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 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 38–14 | W | O48 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.25 | 28–26 | L | U57.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread |
-17 | 35–28 | L | O50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-20 | 50–20 | W | O48.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 37–0 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest |
-14.5 | 51–13 | W | O47 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-13.5 | 34–19 | W | O49 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 48–23 | W | O61.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 40–14 | W | U61 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & spread |
-17 | 37–17 | W | U57 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Vanderbilt 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.
Market moved toward Vanderbilt
2.5 pts (MIZ -21 → MIZ -18.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Vanderbilt have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in OT. Of 230 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 6-3 67% | |
| 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
VAN 0–1 MIZ
MIZ leads · 1 game since 2023 · MIZ has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2023 | Missouri 38 @ Vanderbilt 21 | MIZ -14 | 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
VAN−6.1 →−2.5▲ 3.6#77
MIZ+14.2 →+15.9▲ 1.7#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#41
Offense
Even#34
#62
Defense
MIZ better ▶#7
+1.0 #23
Turnovers
Even+1.0 #25
61 plays #109
Pace
MIZ faster ▶78 plays #3
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| VAN off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.3 #22 | 7.0 #9 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.94 #79 | 3.54 #9 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #38 | −0.20 #6 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 50% #23 | 28% #3 | Even |
| MIZ off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.7 #24 | 21.0 #66 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 6.18 #62 | 4.89 #56 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.30 #31 | +0.07 #77 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 53% #17 | 36% #50 | MIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 129 FBS teams
VAN scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #92 | 13.7 #20 | 18.0 #47 | 3.3 #112 | 16.7 #1 | 20.0 #20 | |
2.3 #24 | 2.3 #15 | 4.7 #11 | 0.0 #1 | 2.3 #20 | 2.3 #6 |
MIZ scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.3 #18 | 14.0 #16 | 25.3 #14 | 8.0 #45 | 5.3 #87 | 13.3 #66 | |
1.0 #9 | 4.0 #31 | 5.0 #14 | 6.7 #85 | 9.3 #116 | 16.0 #114 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 3 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VAN7d
MIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 132fast
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