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South Florida

AAC · 2-0 (1-0 AAC) · power +19.1 · #41
Our numberUSF -19.0 no book has priced this game

Bowling Green

MAC · 0-2 · power -1.8 · #194
Our side
MoneylineUSF to win ours 15%
Projected score 36–17 USF – BGSU
2026-09-26 · kickoff TBD Doyt L. Perry Stadium · Bowling Green, OH Early season

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Series South Florida lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 2002
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge South Florida Bulls 72 ranks
South Florida Bulls #56 rush offense Bowling Green Falcons #128 run defense
Pass game edge South Florida Bulls 186 ranks
South Florida Bulls #5 pass offense Bowling Green Falcons #191 pass defense
Run game edge South Florida Bulls 164 ranks
Bowling Green Falcons #188 rush offense South Florida Bulls #24 run defense
Pass game edge South Florida Bulls 162 ranks
Bowling Green Falcons #199 pass offense South Florida Bulls #37 pass defense
South Florida Bulls Balanced · 55% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 84 rush ypg Bowling Green Falcons Run-heavy · 63% run Ball-control
Kevin Patrick · 0-1 Eddie George · 4-8 · defense-minded

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
South Florida Bulls
DL C.J. Hicks 9 tkl · 1.0 TFL #127 DL
DB Ayden Jackson 16 tkl · 1 PD #181 DB
QB Michael Van Buren Jr. 339 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT #54 QB
WR Bryson Rodgers 9 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD #208 WR
Bowling Green Falcons
DB Kal-El Pascal 22 tkl · 1 PD #29 DB
LB Dorian Pringle 23 tkl · 1.5 TFL #41 LB
TE Jeremiah Scoby 12 rec · 121 yds #25 TE
DB JoJo Johnson 9 tkl · 1 INT #359 DB

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
South Florida BullsAAC +19.1 +9.4 +9.7 #41
Bowling Green FalconsMAC -1.8 -6.9 +5.1 #194

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

Where the number comes from
South Florida offense vs Bowling Green defense+4.3 pts
Bowling Green offense vs South Florida defense-16.6 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 928 mi

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.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.