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Louisville vs Ole Miss

Louisville meet Ole Miss in Week 1. The model favors Ole Miss by 2.3. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
44%
56%

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

The read
Model analysis · August 20 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these teams by 5.4 rating points, 16.5 for Ole Miss (16th) against 11.1 for Louisville (27th), and translates that into a 63% Ole Miss win probability with a projected margin of 5.4 on a neutral field. The consensus market sits a shade heavier at Ole Miss -6.5 and an implied 65%, so the disagreement is narrow: one point of margin and two points of probability. The total is set at 55.5.

The unit ranks locate the edge. Ole Miss offense grades 11th to Louisville's 38th, the widest split in the matchup, while the defenses sit close, 26th for Ole Miss and 27th for Louisville. Louisville's stronger side is a defense that rates one spot better than the host's. Series history is thin and one-sided: Louisville is 0-1 against Ole Miss, the lone meeting a 43-24 Ole Miss win in 2021.

Season-long, the projections nearly converge on wins, 7.4 for Louisville and 7.1 for Ole Miss, but Ole Miss carries the better Playoff odds (19.2% to 14.8%) and title equity, 1.1% to 0.5%, with the market pricing both title numbers higher at 1.9% and 0.7%.

Model and market both lean Ole Miss by a field goal, with a two-point probability gap the only real tension on a neutral field.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 3 books
Spread
MISS -6.5
Total (O/U)
55
Favorite
MISS
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 3 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
Louisville1%-20 ptsvsOle Miss99%+20 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Louisville favoredOle Miss favoredJun 9Jul 3Jul 21Aug 4Aug 17Aug 30Sep 7

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Louisville's win price; Ole Miss's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Louisville is favored, below it Ole Miss 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 Sep 23.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#25SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#20
#28FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#9
1749EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.2009
0.8%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.4.3%
LouisvilleOle Misssolid = 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
Ole Miss lead 1-0
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Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2021
43-24
Ole Miss
neutral site
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When do Louisville and Ole Miss play?

Week 1 of 2026, on Sep 6, 2026 at a neutral site.

Who is favored?

The model projects Ole Miss by 2.3 (56% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Ole Miss lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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