Alabama State beats Mississippi Valley State 41-15
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We had Alabama State favored. It won.
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Box score
Alabama State 41, Mississippi Valley State 15
Mississippi Valley State covered +34.5 by 8.5. The total, 56, went over 54.5.
Mississippi Valley State leaders
- Passing Josh Brown 10 of 15, 110 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing Caleb Brownlow 2 for 77 yds, 1 TD; Norman Taylor 11 for 22 yds
- Receiving Caleb Brownlow 2 for 53 yds, 1 TD; Jaylen King 2 for 19 yds
Alabama State leaders
- Passing Aaron Frye 10 of 21, 137 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing Jareese Howard 6 for 60 yds, 1 TD; Aaron Frye 9 for 29 yds, 2 TD
- Receiving Randall King 3 for 72 yds; Daionte Hicks 1 for 34 yds, 1 TD
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last 4 games
Mississippi Valley State · 1-3
Rated 253rd in our preseason ratings, 263rd now.
1-3 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 6-21 vs Delta State #314 of 668
W 31-20 vs Lincoln (PA) #410 of 668
L 10-44 @ Nicholls #158 of 668
lost by 34 as a 28.5-point underdog
Last three games
Alabama State · 2-1
Rated 114th in our preseason ratings, 139th now.
2-1 in its last three, including a 13-point win over Southern as a 19.5-point underdog.
W 34-0 vs Lane College #399 of 668
Week by week
Alabama State
- Wk 1Wvs Southern30-17
- Wk 1Wvs Lane College34-0
- Wk 2Lat Troy17-34
Mississippi Valley State
- Wk 1Lat Nicholls10-44
- Wk 1Lat Sacramento State0-52
- Wk 2Wvs Lincoln (PA)31-20
- Wk 3Lvs Delta State6-21
Power rating by week
Alabama State is rated 8.3 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
Alabama State leads the series 15-2
17 meetings since 2007 · Alabama State has won the last 4
- 2025Alabama State 41-3
- 2024Alabama State 54-17
- 2023Alabama State 20-3
- 2022Alabama State 24-9
- 2021Mississippi Valley State 44-31
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on Alabama State’s chances here.
Alabama State favored by 34.5 · Total 54.5
The market
The total fell 1 point.
Total: 55.5 → 54.5
Home field
Alabama State has been 0.3 points worse at home than on the road since 2018 — worse at home, 1st percentile.
0% at home, 0% on the road against FBS opponents (0-1 home, 0-9 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -7.8 at home vs. away over 40 games — outside the ±6.1 noise, one of the few buildings where results say more.
The visitors travel about 248 miles to get here.
Where next
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
- Alabama State3rd1-0
- Mississippi Valley State6th0-0