Week 2 • September 06, 2025, 11:30 PM UTC
1-0
Big 12
Power Rank: 7.7
20 FINAL 24
1-0
SEC
Power Rank: 9.1

Mississippi State defeated Arizona State 24–20 in a closely contested finish.

Arizona State @ Mississippi State Preview

General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:30 PM CDT
Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium
Capacity: 60,311
Elevation: 381 ft
HFA Rating: 2.2
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Mississippi State +1.4
Prediction Markets Arizona State 69% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

32.5°F

Wind Chill: 25.9°F
Wind: 7.4 mph WSW
Gusts: 15.4 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 79%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Arizona State (Away)

This Week: 1334.1 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1334.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 16:30
Rest Days: 6

Mississippi State (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 299.9 miles
Season Total: 299.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:30
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Arizona State 7.7
Mississippi State 9.1
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1334 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Mississippi State +1
HFA: Davis Wade Stadium
Capacity 60,311
Elevation 381 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 32.5°F
Wind Speed 7.4 mph
Your Line Mississippi State +1.4
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Arizona State vs Mississippi State?

Arizona State: Key Factors

Mississippi State: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Arizona State travels 1,334 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Arizona State arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

Mississippi State won by 4 in a closely contested finish.

Does weather affect this game at Davis Wade Stadium?

At 32.5°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Arizona State and Mississippi State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Mississippi State (9.1) over Arizona State (7.7) by 1.4 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Mississippi State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.2). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Mississippi State won this game.