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#7Ole Miss at #19Texas

Prediction · week 8, 2026 · Sat Oct 24, 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium

Updated Mon Oct 19, 8:04 AM CT

MISSOle Miss · 5-1 Sat Oct 24, 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET TEXTexas · 4-2

35%Our win chance65%

Our win chance: Texas 65% · Ole Miss 35% · experimental, see how it is tested

The prediction

Our call: Texas by 5.2Lean

All three models favor Texas (SP+ from the week 7 snapshot). The line, shown for comparison only, has Texas by 3.0.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Texas by 11.0, Elo has Texas by 1.0, and Our model has Texas by 3.5. They are within 10.0 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Ole Miss +15.9 vs Texas +24.4 · week 7 ratings
Texas by 11.0
Elo
Ole Miss 1934 vs Texas 1897
Texas by 1.0
Our model · experimental
Ole Miss +16.1 vs Texas +17.1
Texas by 3.5
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Texas by 3
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Lean
Texas by 5.2

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Ole Miss

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Texas

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 5 meetings

Texas leads 6–2 · last: Ole Miss 44–23, 2013

SeasonResultSite
2013Ole Miss 44–23DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
2012Texas 66–31Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
1966Texas 19–0neutral site
1961Texas 12–7neutral site
1957Ole Miss 39–7neutral site

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