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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Mississippi State Bulldogs

4-1 straight up · 4-1 ATS · 3-2 over-under · #21 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 12 PMESPNESPN Unlimited
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SpreadMississippi State +16.5
Total57
Moneyline+500
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Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games4-180%Small sample+6
Home2-167%Small sample-1.2
Road2-0100%Small sample+16.8
Favorite3-0100%Small sample+15.8
Underdog1-150%Small sample-8.8
Conference2-167%Small sample-4.7
Non-conference2-0100%Small sample+22
Last 54-180%Small sample+6

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-260%Small sample+9.3
Home2-167%Small sample+11.2
Road1-150%Small sample+6.5
Conference2-167%Small sample+9.5
Non-conference1-150%Small sample+9
Last 53-260%Small sample+9.3

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3vs AlabamaL 23-56+5.5L -27.562.5O +16.5
Sep 26vs MissouriW 31-24-3.5W +3.558.5U -3.5
Sep 19at South CarolinaW 41-34+3W +1059.5O +15.5
Sep 12at MinnesotaW 38-13-1.5W +23.553.5U -2.5
Sep 5vs UL MonroeW 62-13-28.5W +20.554.5O +20.5

Close is Mississippi State's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20264-14-180%Small sample3-260%+6
20255-87-558%Small sample7-654%-2.1
20242-107-464%Small sample7-464%+3
20235-73-925%Small sample6-5-155%-4.9
20229-47-5-158%Small sample7-654%+1.3
20217-67-654%Small sample6-746%-1.8
20204-74-640%Small sample4-736%-3.8
20196-75-838%Small sample7-654%-4.8

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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