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Week 10 •
Davis Wade Stadium

Vanderbilt @ Mississippi State

3-2 SEC Power rating: 4.8
4-1 SEC Power rating: 12.7

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Is there value in the Vanderbilt vs Mississippi State line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
MSST -8.4
Edge
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Mississippi State (power rating: 12.7) holds a 7.9-point advantage over Vanderbilt (4.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Mississippi State's home field adds 1.3 points to that advantage at Davis Wade Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges Vanderbilt's bye week. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Vanderbilt vs Mississippi State at Davis Wade Stadium?

The latest reading for Davis Wade Stadium shows Clear, 75°F with winds of 4 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Vanderbilt and Mississippi State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Mississippi State (12.7) over Vanderbilt (4.8) by 7.9 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 modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.3). 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.

Where can I find more data on Vanderbilt and Mississippi State?

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Blue Chip makes this Mississippi State -8.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

75°F

Rain5%
Precip0.00"
Humidity67%
Wind4 mph SSE
Gusts4 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Vanderbilt at Mississippi State: aerial view of Davis Wade Stadium, wind from the SSE at 4.3 mph, gusting to 4.3 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 10
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CST
Venue
Davis Wade Stadium
Capacity
60,311
Elevation
381 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

VanderbiltAway Mississippi StateHome
This week217 miles0 miles
Last weekBye week1,138 miles
Season total1,584 miles4,199 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest14 days7 days

Vanderbilt travels 217 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.

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