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UL Monroe

SBC · 0-2 · power -4.2 · #234
Our numberMSST -26.1 no book has priced this game

Mississippi State

SEC · 2-0 · power +20.2 · #37
Final ULM 13 · MSST 62 ML W Spread L Total L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineMSST to win logged ours 93%

Our number: MSST by 20.2 — MSST to win.

ULM team totalULM over 12.5 logged ours 16.8

Our number: ULM 15.5, from our margin and total split into two scores.

MSST team totalMSST under 41.5 logged ours 42.8

Our number: MSST 35.8, from our margin and total split into two scores.

Projected score 17–43 ULM – MSST
2026-09-05 · 7:30 PM Davis Wade Stadium · Starkville, MS Early season

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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured 8 days ago spread ULM 96% bets · 80% money total Under 88% bets · 63% money ML MSST 99% bets · 98% money
Series Mississippi State lead 4–1–1 · 6 meetings since 1972
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 41 ranks apart
UL Monroe Warhawks #204 rush offense Mississippi State Bulldogs #163 run defense
Pass game even 5 ranks apart
UL Monroe Warhawks #137 pass offense Mississippi State Bulldogs #132 pass defense
Run game even 17 ranks apart
Mississippi State Bulldogs #102 rush offense UL Monroe Warhawks #119 run defense
Pass game edge Mississippi State Bulldogs 50 ranks
Mississippi State Bulldogs #149 pass offense UL Monroe Warhawks #199 pass defense
UL Monroe Warhawks Run-heavy · 61% run Ball-control Mississippi State Bulldogs Balanced · 57% run Avg pace
Bryant Vincent · 15-22 Jeff Lebby · 7-18

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
UL Monroe Warhawks
DB Jabari Tiller 18 tkl · 1 PD #116 DB
DB Carl Fauntroy 12 tkl · 1 INT #119 DB
LB Noah Flemmings 20 tkl · 0.5 TFL #137 LB
DL Kevontay Wells 5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #438 DL
Mississippi State Bulldogs
QB Kamario Taylor 581 pass yds · 7 TD · 0 INT #5 QB
WR Anthony Evans III 14 rec · 239 yds · 2 TD #20 WR
K Kyle Ferrie 3 FG · 13 XP · 22 pts #19 K
RB Fluff Bothwell 165 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec #66 RB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
UL Monroe WarhawksSBC -4.2 -3.9 -0.4 #234
Mississippi State BulldogsSEC +20.2 +15.3 +4.9 #37

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
UL Monroe offense vs Mississippi State defense-8.8 pts
Mississippi State offense vs UL Monroe defense+15.6 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.