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Kennesaw State vs Middle Tennessee

Kennesaw State visit Middle Tennessee in Week 9. The model favors Kennesaw State by 2.1. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
55%
45%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · October 28 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these two by barely more than a rating point: Kennesaw State sits 120th at -13.8, Middle Tennessee 125th at -15.2. That near-parity drives a coin-flip projection, with the model giving Middle Tennessee a 52% win probability and a one-point margin at home. The market leans the other way. The consensus line of Middle Tennessee +1.3 implies just 47% for the home side and 53% for Kennesaw State, and the ProphetX exchange echoes it with Kennesaw State at -103 (51%) against Middle Tennessee at +100 (50%). The model and the price disagree on which side of a toss-up to take.

Unit ranks underline the fragility: Kennesaw State pairs the 121st offense with a 105th defense, while Middle Tennessee offsets a 117th offense with a 119th defense. Results favor the host, which has reached four wins and a projected 6.2-win season against Kennesaw State's 1-6 mark and 3.4-win projection. The series is even at 1-1, but Kennesaw State took the last meeting 24-16 in 2025. Neither 10,000-run simulation shows any Playoff or title path.

A rating-point gap and a 52/48 model split meet a market that prices Kennesaw State as the slim favorite: a genuine toss-up.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
KENN -1.3
Total (O/U)
49.5
Favorite
KENN
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Kennesaw State99%+57 ptsvsMiddle Tennessee1%-57 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Kennesaw State favoredMiddle Tennessee favoredOct 19Oct 22Oct 24Oct 26Oct 28Oct 29

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Kennesaw State's win price; Middle Tennessee's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Kennesaw State is favored, below it Middle Tennessee is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 8.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#108SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#123
#95FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#130
1310EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1164
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
Kennesaw StateMiddle Tennesseesolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Series even 1-1
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Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
24-16
Kennesaw State
at Kennesaw State
2024
14-5
Middle Tennessee
at Middle Tennessee
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When do Kennesaw State and Middle Tennessee play?

Week 9 of 2026, on Oct 28, 2026 at Middle Tennessee.

Who is favored?

The model projects Kennesaw State by 2.1 (55% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Series even 1-1 over the meetings in our records.

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