Our side
MoneylineMSST to win
ours 94%
Projected score
18–43
TNTC – MSST
2026-11-21 · 1:00 PM
Davis Wade Stadium · Starkville, MS
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
146 ranks
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles #17 rush offense
Mississippi State Bulldogs #163 run defense
Pass game
edge Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
61 ranks
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles #71 pass offense
Mississippi State Bulldogs #132 pass defense
Run game
edge Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
91 ranks
Mississippi State Bulldogs #102 rush offense
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles #11 run defense
Pass game
edge Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
126 ranks
Mississippi State Bulldogs #149 pass offense
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles #23 pass defense
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Balanced · 49% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 37 rush ypg
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Balanced · 57% run
Avg pace
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
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
DL
Hudson Tucker
10 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL
#46 DL
WR
Gabe Nunez
11 rec · 193 yds · 2 TD
#137 WR
WR
Tre' Holloway
12 rec · 169 yds · 2 TD
#138 WR
RB
Qua Ashley
120 rush yds · 1 TD · 4 rec
#119 RB
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
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Tennessee Tech offense vs Mississippi State defense-2.7 pts
Mississippi State offense vs Tennessee Tech defense+11.1 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.