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Closing number

Spread
MSST +3
SC -3
Open –
Total
Over 59.5
Under 59.5

Source: DraftKings.

MSST 41, SC 34. MSST covered by 10, over by 15.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 3 on South Carolina
Mississippi St 12 South Carolina
Total3 of 3 on Over
Over 30 Under
Moneyline3 of 5 on Mississippi St
Mississippi St 32 South Carolina

Each capper counts once. See their picks

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 3 common opponents
Opponent Mississippi St South Carolina
Missouri
L 27-49 away
-22 · +7.5 Didn't cover
L 20-29 away
-9 · +10.5 Covered
Ole Miss
L 19-38 home
-19 · +7.5 Didn't cover
L 14-30 away
-16 · +13.5 Didn't cover
Texas A&M
L 9-31 away
-22 · +17.5 Didn't cover
L 30-31 away
-1 · +16.5 Covered

Against 3 common opponents: Mississippi St lost by 21.0 on average, 0-3 against the spread. South Carolina lost by 8.7 on average, 2-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Mississippi St2 South Carolina
South Carolina -3.52
Will Compton *Line -3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 18 1:08 PM ET · Flat record 8-11, -3.7u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postDave Portnoy *Line -4 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 16 1:14 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Mississippi St -3.51
Josh Pate 4u*Line -3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 4u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 16 6:45 PM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
3 Over0 Under
Over 58.53
Big Cat *Line 58.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 18 4:30 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postTaylor Lewan *Line 58.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 18 1:01 PM ET · Flat record 8-9, -0.7u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postDave Portnoy *Line 58.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 16 1:14 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Mississippi State, Kirk Herbstreit on South Carolina, Desmond Howard on Mississippi State, Pat McAfee on South Carolina, Nick Saban on Mississippi State

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Mississippi State WWWWL

ATSTotals
All games4-1 80%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As underdog1-1 50%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

South Carolina WLLLLW

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Home1-3 25%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As favorite1-3 25%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

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

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 19, 2026MSST 41, SC 34SC -3MSST covered59.5Over
Sep 23, 2023MSST 30, SC 37SC -6SC covered47Over

Mississippi State 1-1 ATS in these meetings. 2 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2023-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

MSSTSC
4-1Record3-3
4-1Against the spread2-4
3-2Over-under4-2
+6Avg cover margin+1.8
39.0Points per game37.7
28.0Points allowed25.5
6.60Yards per play6.37
487.0Yards per game474.7
4.80Rush yards per carry6.00
65.7Completion %61.8
48.4Third down %47.7
+0Turnover margin+1
13Sacks allowed10
69.8Penalty yards per game58.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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