2025 Week 1 · Aug 30, 2025, 4:00 PM · M. M. Roberts Stadium
Mississippi State @ Southern Miss
Predicted scoreConfident
Mississippi State
36.5
Southern Miss
17.7
Southern Miss win probability: 12%
Margin (Southern Miss − Mississippi State): -18.8 (80% range -39 to 1)
Total: 54.2 (80% range 31 to 79)
Actual: Mississippi State 34 – Southern Miss 17 (margin error 1.8, total error 3.2)
Most likely scorelines
| Away | Home | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 14 | 0.80% |
| 35 | 17 | 0.78% |
| 38 | 10 | 0.73% |
| 31 | 17 | 0.73% |
| 31 | 7 | 0.71% |
Score distribution
A smooth approximation from the simulator's margin/total moments — see the methodology page for why this isn't the raw simulated draws.
Darker = more likely. The dot marks the predicted score; the dashed line is where home and away are tied.