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Toledo

MAC · 1-1 · power +14.5 · #57
Our numberMSU -2.7 no book has priced this game

Michigan State

B1G · 2-0 · power +15.3 · #54
Final TOL 20 · MSU 30 ML W Spread W Total W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineMSU to win logged ours 56%

Our number: MSU by 0.7 — MSU to win.

TOL team totalTOL over 17.5 logged ours 25.6

Our number: TOL 25.7, from our margin and total split into two scores.

MSU team totalMSU under 28.5 logged ours 28.4

Our number: MSU 26.4, from our margin and total split into two scores.

Projected score 26–28 TOL – MSU
2026-09-04 · 8:00 PM Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI Early season

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Book TOL spreadMSU spread OverUnder TOL winMSU win TOL TT overTOL TT under MSU TT overMSU TT under
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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured in-game spread MSU 60% bets · 54% money total Under 66% bets · 52% money ML MSU 95% bets · 75% money
Series Michigan State lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 1925
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Toledo Rockets 104 ranks
Toledo Rockets #70 rush offense Michigan State Spartans #174 run defense
Pass game edge Toledo Rockets 104 ranks
Toledo Rockets #66 pass offense Michigan State Spartans #170 pass defense
Run game edge Toledo Rockets 138 ranks
Michigan State Spartans #161 rush offense Toledo Rockets #23 run defense
Pass game edge Toledo Rockets 132 ranks
Michigan State Spartans #136 pass offense Toledo Rockets #4 pass defense
Toledo Rockets Balanced · 55% run Ball-control Michigan State Spartans Balanced · 51% run Avg pace
Robert Weiner · 0-1 Jonathan Smith · 43-50

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Toledo Rockets
LB Isaac Zay 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #14 LB
DL Andrew Zock 9 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #68 DL
WR Adjatay Dabbs 8 rec · 135 yds · 3 TD #59 WR
RB Connor Walendzak 110 rush yds · 2 TD · 4 rec #67 RB
Michigan State Spartans
DL Eli Coenen 7 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #21 DL
RB Cam Edwards 250 rush yds · 3 TD · 3 rec #18 RB
DL Kenny Soares Jr. 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #69 DL
K Liam Boyd 5 FG · 6 XP · 21 pts #17 K

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Toledo RocketsMAC +14.5 +6.8 +7.6 #57
Michigan State SpartansB1G +15.3 +6.0 +9.3 #54

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Toledo offense vs Michigan State defense-2.5 pts
Michigan State offense vs Toledo defense-1.6 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.