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Ole Miss vs Vanderbilt

Ole Miss visit Vanderbilt in Week 6. The model favors Ole Miss by 13.7. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

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

The read
Model analysis · October 7 · refreshed weekly

SP+ sees a close game: Ole Miss rates 11.1 (32nd) against Vanderbilt at 7.5 (48th), a 3.6-point edge that translates to a projected Ole Miss margin of just 1.2 and a 53% win probability. The market disagrees sharply. The consensus line sets Vanderbilt +9.8 with a 57.3 total, implying 72% for Ole Miss, and the ProphetX exchange pushes further to Ole Miss -335, or 77%. That leaves roughly 20 points of win-probability daylight between model and price.

The unit ranks frame the matchup as a mismatch of strengths: Ole Miss offense #12 attacks a Vanderbilt defense #45, while Vanderbilt offense #46 faces an Ole Miss defense ranked only #75. The series adds history on Ole Miss's side at 8-2, including a 33-7 result in the 2023 meeting.

Results give the market some basis. Ole Miss sits at 41-38 over Louisville, 41-9 over Charlotte and 32-24 over LSU, with a 28-52 loss at Florida. Vanderbilt has wins of 28-9, 35-26 and 35-31 but losses of 15-21 at Auburn and 14-38 at Georgia. Season simulations project 7 wins for Ole Miss and 5.9 for Vanderbilt, with title odds of 0.4% and 0.1% respectively.

The model calls this a near coin flip while the market prices Ole Miss as a comfortable road favorite: a gap too wide to ignore.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
MISS -9.3
Total (O/U)
54.3
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
Ole Miss99%+6 ptsvsVanderbilt1%-6 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Ole Miss favoredVanderbilt favoredSep 27Sep 30Oct 3Oct 6Oct 9Oct 11

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Ole Miss's win price; Vanderbilt's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Ole Miss is favored, below it Vanderbilt 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+
#16SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#77
#9FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#14
2009EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1880
1.1%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.0.7%
Ole MissVanderbiltsolid = 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 8-2
Ole Miss have won the last 5
20142023
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2023
33-7
Ole Miss
at Ole Miss
2022
52-28
Ole Miss
at Vanderbilt
2021
31-17
Ole Miss
at Ole Miss
2020
54-21
Ole Miss
at Vanderbilt
2019
31-6
Ole Miss
at Ole Miss
2018
36-29
Vanderbilt
at Vanderbilt
2017
57-35
Ole Miss
at Ole Miss
2016
38-17
Vanderbilt
at Vanderbilt
2015
27-16
Ole Miss
at Ole Miss
2014
41-3
Ole Miss
at Vanderbilt
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When do Ole Miss and Vanderbilt play?

Week 6 of 2026, on Oct 10, 2026 at Vanderbilt.

Who is favored?

The model projects Ole Miss by 13.7 (80% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Ole Miss lead 8-2 over the meetings in our records.

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