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Missouri vs Ole Miss

Missouri visit Ole Miss in Week 7. The model favors Ole Miss by 2.9. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
43%
57%

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

The read
Model analysis · October 14 · refreshed weekly

SP+ sees a coin flip: Ole Miss by 0.3 points, a 51% win probability against Missouri's 49%. The market disagrees sharply, pricing Ole Miss -6 with a 64% implied edge, and the ProphetX exchange leans further to 66% (Missouri +186, implied 35%). That gap between a model calling it even and a market laying nearly a touchdown is the central tension here, with the total set at 58.8.

The ratings are close: Missouri 18 (13th) versus Ole Miss 15.9 (16th), a 2.1-point edge to the visitor that contradicts the line. The unit splits explain the clash. Ole Miss offense ranks 6th against a Missouri defense ranked 10th, while Missouri offense (33rd) faces an Ole Miss defense down at 55th. Series history is thin: Missouri leads 1-0, winning the last meeting 38-27 back in 2019.

Resumes read differently than the price suggests. Missouri sits 5-1, with a 45-17 win over Florida and a 27-6 win over Texas A&M, its lone loss 24-31 at Mississippi State. Ole Miss is 4-1, including 32-24 over LSU and 52-17 at Vanderbilt, but was blown out 28-52 at Florida, the same Florida Missouri handled. Season simulations give Missouri 8.3 projected wins to Ole Miss's 7.9.

The model calls it a toss-up and ratings favor Missouri, yet the market lays Ole Miss nearly a touchdown: a wide model-versus-price gap.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
MISS -4.5
Total (O/U)
58
Favorite
MISS
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
Missouri1%-88 ptsvsOle Miss99%+88 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Missouri favoredOle Miss favoredOct 4Oct 7Oct 10Oct 13Oct 16Oct 18

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Missouri's win price; Ole Miss's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Missouri 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 Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#18SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#16
#22FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#9
1750EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.2009
0.7%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.1.1%
MissouriOle 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
Missouri lead 1-0
20192019
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2019
38-27
Missouri
at Missouri
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When do Missouri and Ole Miss play?

Week 7 of 2026, on Oct 17, 2026 at Ole Miss.

Who is favored?

The model projects Ole Miss by 2.9 (57% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Missouri lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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