Mississippi St wins, or loses by 28 points or fewer.
Confidence78%
Model76.7%SportsbooksOdds69.3%Edge+7.4
Total
Over 43.5▴odds up −244Lost74%
The two teams score 44 or more points between them.
Confidence74%
Model77.5%SportsbooksOdds69.2%Edge+8.3
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
MSSTMississippi St0307310
TEXTexas7170142438
Most likely final scoresMSST 10–38 TEX 0.5%MSST 14–42 TEX 0.5%MSST 24–27 TEX 0.5%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 19 full box scores per team · not a betting line
MSSTMississippi StTexasTEX
Offense
332▼ 187Total yards▼ 280419
209▼ 119Passing yards▼ 220262
123▼ 68Rushing yards▼ 60157
20▼ 12First downs▼ 1322
Scoring
1▼ 0Touchdowns▼ 45
1▼ 0Passing touchdowns= 33
0= 0Rushing touchdowns▼ 02
1= 1Field goals made= 11
Ball security
1= 1Turnovers= 11
1▼ 0Interceptions thrown▼ 01
1= 1Fumbles lost= 11
0Sacks allowed0
61▼ 50Penalty yards▼ 4269
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
MSSTTotal yardsOver 258.5Proj. 33272%Lost · 187
MSSTPassing yardsOver 151.5Proj. 20972%Lost · 119
MSSTRushing yardsOver 70.5Proj. 12372%Lost · 68
MSSTFirst downsOver 16.5Proj. 2070%Lost · 12
TEXTotal yardsOver 346.5Proj. 41972%Lost · 280
TEXPassing yardsOver 205.5Proj. 26272%Won · 220
TEXRushing yardsOver 104.5Proj. 15772%Lost · 60
TEXFirst downsOver 18.5Proj. 2270%Lost · 13
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.Mississippi St is 2-1 on the road this season.
Home form.Texas is 4-1 at home, scoring 34.2 points a game there.
Line move.The spread opened at TEX −21.5 and is now TEX −20.5, a 1-point move toward Mississippi St.
Rest.Both teams come in on 7 days’ rest.
Streak.Mississippi St has lost 3 in a row.
Tale of the tape
MSSTMississippi StateTEXTexas
MSSTMississippi StateTEXTexas
4-3Record5-2
2-1 roadRoad / home4-1 home
L3StreakW1
7 daysRest7 days
30.0Points per game30.7
27.7Points allowed19.1
+16Point differentialseason to date+81
265Passing yards / game224
175Rushing yards / game145
42%3rd-down conversion39%
6Takeaways8
0Sacks0
10Turnovers11
202Passing yards / game222
186Rushing yards / game167
50%3rd-down conversion45%
3Takeaways8
0Sacks0
3Turnovers7
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares Mississippi St’s road games with Texas’ home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
MSSTMississippi St4-3WWLLL
Wk 8Oct 24vs OU
OUOklahoma23MSSTMississippi St15
Oklahoma moneyline −127Mississippi St moneyline −104
LFINAL
Wk 7Oct 17@ LSU
MSSTMississippi St0LSULSU31
Mississippi St moneyline +650LSU moneyline −1111
LFINAL
Wk 5Oct 3vs ALA
ALAAlabama56MSSTMississippi St23
Alabama moneyline −222Mississippi St moneyline +170
LFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs MIZ
MIZMissouri24MSSTMississippi St31
Missouri moneyline +142Mississippi St moneyline −189
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19@ SC
MSSTMississippi St41SCSouth Carolina34
Mississippi St moneyline +132South Carolina moneyline −172
WFINAL
TEXTexas5-2WWLLW
Wk 8Oct 24vs MISS
MISSOle Miss27TEXTexas34
Ole Miss moneyline +130Texas moneyline −164
WFINAL
Wk 7Oct 17vs FLA
FLAFlorida27TEXTexas24
Florida moneyline +350Texas moneyline −476
LFINAL
Wk 6Oct 10@ OU
TEXTexas24OUOklahoma27
Texas moneyline −357Oklahoma moneyline +225
LFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26@ TENN
TEXTexas20TENNTennessee17
Texas moneyline −208Tennessee moneyline +160
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs UTSA
UTSAUTSA6TEXTexas30
UTSA moneyline +1200Texas moneyline −10000
WFINAL
Standings
2026 season · conference standings · todayTeams in this game
Meetings · most recent first · closing moneyline beside each scoreMost recent first · closing moneyline
2025 · Wk 9Davis Wade Stadium
MSSTMississippi St38TEXTexas45
Mississippi St moneyline −303Texas moneyline +225
Line movement
MarketOpenNow
Moneyline (MSST)+900▾down +875
Moneyline (TEX)−2000▴up −1667
Spread (TEX)−21.5▴up −20.5
Total50.550.5
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
Texas beat Mississippi State 31–3 in college football Week 9, on Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 PM ET. The moneyline had Mississippi State at +875 and Texas at −1667.
Our model predicted a final score of Mississippi St 10, Texas 38. Its picks: Texas to win (−2000), won; Mississippi State +28.5 (−303), won; over 43.5 points (−244), lost. The best pick was Mississippi State +28.5, at 78% confidence.