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8:00 PM ET (ESPN)	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Wake Forest	0	+3		8-4	8-4-0	7-5-0	26.8	21.5	28.1	58.4
Mississippi ST	0	-3	53.5	5-7	8-4-0	6-6-0	30.5	29.2	30.3	-2.2

DraftKings Betting Splits

Friday,Jan 2	Spread	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Wake Forest Mississippi ST	+3 -3	41% 59%	38% 62%	53.5 53.5	85% 15%	35% 65%	+136 -162	50% 50%	28% 72%

Circa Sports Betting Splits

Friday,Jan 2	Spread	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Wake Forest Mississippi ST	+3 -3	59% 41%	73% 27%	54 54	0% 100%	0% 100%	135 -155	68% 32%	63% 38%

Pro Picks at a Glance

VSiN Expert	Sport	Event Date	Selection	Score	Result
Wes Reynolds	CFB	2026-01-02	Wake Forest (+4) (-110) vs Mississippi ST	-	-

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Friday, January 2	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
	DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	+3.0		44.5		28.1	58.4	23.6	54.7
Mississippi ST Bulldogs	-3.0	53.5	48.5	-3.8	30.3	-2.2	31.2	-7.6

2025 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Wake Forest			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
14	Nov 29	at Duke	+110	+2.5	53.5	32-49	L	L	O	28%	30%	31%	33%	50%	65%
13	Nov 22	VS Delaware	-1050	-17.5	49.5	52-14	W	W	O	83%	97%	68%	65%	50%	68%
12	Nov 15	VS North Carolina	-175	-3.5	37.5	28-12	W	W	O	50%	73%	20%	37%	64%	79%
11	Nov 8	at Virginia	+220	+7	48.5	16-9	W	W	U	28%	6%	48%	22%	53%	52%
10	Nov 1	at Florida ST	+340	+12.5	50.5	7-42	L	L	U	50%	12%	63%	69%	75%	79%
9	Oct 25	VS SMU	+170	+5.5	52.5	13-12	W	W	U	30%	19%	59%	41%	82%	75%
7	Oct 11	at Oregon ST	-125	-1.5	47.5	39-14	W	W	O	75%	81%	54%	70%	9%	74%
6	Oct 4	at Virginia Tech	+164	+4.5	51.5	30-23	W	W	O	24%	20%	40%	56%	83%	68%
5	Sep 27	VS Georgia Tech	+410	+13.5	53.5	29-30	L	W	O	11%	2%	30%	20%	93%	72%
3	Sep 11	VS NC State	+240	+7.5	52.5	24-34	L	L	O	33%	19%	54%	49%	78%	68%
2	Sep 6	VS W Carolina	-850	-17.5	60.5	42-10	W	W	U	83%	97%	44%	68%	50%	27%
1	Aug 29	VS Kennesaw ST	-1100	-18.5	51.5	10-9	W	L	U	84%	96%	82%	80%	41%	49%

2025 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Mississippi ST			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
14	Nov 28	VS Ole Miss	+245	+7.5	62.5	19-38	L	L	U	6%	8%	27%	44%	65%	56%
12	Nov 15	at Missouri	+225	+7.5	50.5	27-49	L	L	O	36%	11%	66%	53%	79%	72%
11	Nov 8	VS Georgia	+275	+9.5	56.5	21-41	L	L	O	11%	4%	47%	37%	75%	70%
10	Nov 1	at Arkansas	+170	+5.5	66.5	38-35	W	W	O	60%	43%	52%	68%	87%	50%
9	Oct 25	VS Texas	+260	+8.5	48.5	38-45	L	W	O	41%	15%	61%	62%	56%	55%
8	Oct 18	at Florida	+285	+9.5	50.5	21-23	L	W	U	34%	11%	51%	66%	69%	64%
6	Oct 4	at Texas A&M	+625	+17.5	57.5	9-31	L	L	U	23%	6%	60%	63%	85%	72%
5	Sep 27	VS Tennessee	+235	+7.5	63.5	34-41	L	W	O	18%	4%	33%	26%	79%	72%
4	Sep 20	VS N Illinois	-2400	-23.5	48.5	38-10	W	W	U	79%	98%	39%	65%	93%	84%
3	Sep 13	VS Alcorn ST	-	-42.5	56.5	63-0	W	W	O	0%	0%	92%	75%	94%	79%
2	Sep 6	VS Arizona ST	+185	+5.5	58.5	24-20	W	W	U	55%	17%	55%	46%	71%	59%
1	Aug 30	at Southern Miss	-600	-14.5	60.5	34-17	W	W	U	56%	93%	34%	49%	59%	33%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2011 Dec 30	Wake Forest Demon Deacons Mississippi ST Bulldogs	17 23	+7 -7	+215 -255	49	MSST	WAKE	DOG		Under

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WAKE	Statistic	MSST	Edge	Margin
12	Games	12	-	0
26.8	Points Scored	30.5	MSST	3.7
232.3	Passing Yards	237.0	MSST	4.8
13.2	PYPC	12.5	WAKE	0.6
7.5	PYPA	7.8	MSST	0.4
56.8	Completion PCT	62.5	MSST	5.7
156.8	Rushing Yards	161.4	MSST	4.6
4.5	RYPA	3.8	WAKE	0.7
68.9	PenaltyYards	61.8	MSST	7.2
1.7	Turnovers	1.3	MSST	0.4

Defensive Statistics

WAKE	Statistic	MSST	Edge	Margin
12	Games	12	-	0
21.5	Points Scored	29.2	WAKE	7.7
199.7	Passing Yards	215.8	WAKE	16.2
9.4	PYPC	11.8	WAKE	2.4
5.6	PYPA	7.1	WAKE	1.6
59.1	Completion PCT	60.3	WAKE	1.3
122.3	Rushing Yards	189.5	WAKE	67.3
3.5	RYPA	4.9	WAKE	1.5
50.6	PenaltyYards	70.3	MSST	19.7
1.3	Turnovers	1.4	MSST	0.2

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WAKE	Statistic	MSST	Edge	Margin
0	Games	0	-	0
0.0	Points Scored	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Passing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPC	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Completion PCT	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Rushing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	RYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PenaltyYards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.0	-	0.0

Defensive Statistics

WAKE	Statistic	MSST	Edge	Margin
0	Games	0	-	0
0.0	Points Scored	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Passing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPC	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Completion PCT	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Rushing Yards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	RYPA	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	PenaltyYards	0.0	-	0.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.0	-	0.0

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WAKE	Statistic	MSST	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
27.0	Points Scored	30.8	MSST	3.8
230.0	Passing Yards	228.8	WAKE	1.2
13.1	PYPC	12.6	WAKE	0.4
7.2	PYPA	7.8	MSST	0.6
55.2	Completion PCT	61.8	MSST	6.6
147.9	Rushing Yards	168.3	MSST	20.4
4.3	RYPA	3.9	WAKE	0.5
73.0	PenaltyYards	56.2	MSST	16.8
1.7	Turnovers	1.4	MSST	0.3

Defensive Statistics

WAKE	Statistic	MSST	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
23.9	Points Scored	31.3	WAKE	7.4
204.3	Passing Yards	230.9	WAKE	26.6
9.5	PYPC	12.6	WAKE	3.2
5.8	PYPA	7.7	WAKE	1.9
61.0	Completion PCT	60.8	MSST	0.2
127.5	Rushing Yards	192.1	WAKE	64.6
3.7	RYPA	5.1	WAKE	1.5
49.1	PenaltyYards	73.4	MSST	24.3
1.3	Turnovers	1.4	MSST	0.1

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WAKE	Statistic	MSST	Edge	Margin
1	Games	1	-	0
17.0	Points Scored	23.0	MSST	6.0
224.0	Passing Yards	129.0	WAKE	95.0
8.6	PYPC	10.8	MSST	2.1
4.7	PYPA	6.5	MSST	1.8
54.2	Completion PCT	60.0	MSST	5.8
63.0	Rushing Yards	253.0	MSST	190.0
1.7	RYPA	6.5	MSST	4.8
39.0	PenaltyYards	48.0	WAKE	9.0
0.0	Turnovers	4.0	WAKE	4.0

Player	Pos	Injury
Wake Forest
Ian Ver Steeg	WR	Undisclosed - is Questionable Friday vs Mississippi State
Wesley Stroebel	WR	Undisclosed - is Questionable Friday vs Mississippi State
Elijiah Oehlke	QB	Undisclosed - is Questionable Friday vs Mississippi State
David Egbe	RB	Undisclosed - is Questionable Friday vs Mississippi State
Demond Claiborne	RB	Personal - is OUT Friday vs Mississippi State

Player	Position	Injury
Mississippi ST
Kamario Taylor	QB	None - has been named the starter Friday vs Wake Forest
Blake Shapen	QB	Personal - is OUT Friday vs Wake Forest
Blake Steen	OL	Undisclosed - is out for season
Will Whitson	DL	Undisclosed - is out for season

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