Week 8 • October 18, 2025, 08:15 PM UTC
4-2
SEC
Power Rank: 13.0
21 FINAL 23
2-4
SEC
Power Rank: 14.6
Mississippi State covered by 7.5 | Game went Under by 8.5

Florida defeated Mississippi State 23–21 in a nail-biter.

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General Information

Week: Week 8
Kick Off (at stadium): 04:15 PM EDT
Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Capacity: 88,548
Elevation: 98 ft
HFA Rating: 2.5
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Florida -9.5
Total (O/U) 52.5
Expected Score MSST 21.5 - 31.0 FLA
Power Rank Implied Line Florida +1.6
Prediction Markets Florida 77% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

36.3°F

Wind Chill: 33.6°F
Wind: 3.1 mph WNW
Gusts: 6.7 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 42%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Mississippi State (Away)

This Week: 461.7 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 1730.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:15
Rest Days: 14

Florida (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 1679.7 miles
Season Total: 3314.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 16:15
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Florida -9.5
Total Points 52.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Mississippi State 13.0
Florida 14.6
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 462 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Mississippi State +7
HFA: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Capacity 88,548
Elevation 98 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 36.3°F
Wind Speed 3.1 mph
Your Line Florida +1.6
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Mississippi State vs Florida?

Mississippi State: Key Factors

Florida: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Mississippi State travels 462 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Mississippi State arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Florida won by 2 in a nail-biter.

Mississippi State covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Under by 8.5 points.

How do Mississippi State and Florida compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Florida (14.6) over Mississippi State (13.0) by 1.6 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Florida brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.5). 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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Florida won and Mississippi State covered the spread.