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Memphis

AAC · 2-1 · power +15.2 · #55
Our numberMEM -17.6 no book has priced this game

Charlotte

AAC · 0-2 · power -10.3 · #299
Our side
MoneylineMEM to win ours 7%
Projected score 35–17 MEM – CLT
2026-10-03 · kickoff TBD Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC AAC game Early season

The books

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Series Memphis lead 2–0 · 2 meetings since 2023
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Memphis Tigers 233 ranks
Memphis Tigers #15 rush offense Charlotte 49ers #248 run defense
Pass game edge Memphis Tigers 88 ranks
Memphis Tigers #132 pass offense Charlotte 49ers #220 pass defense
Run game edge Memphis Tigers 196 ranks
Charlotte 49ers #264 rush offense Memphis Tigers #68 run defense
Pass game even 4 ranks apart
Charlotte 49ers #234 pass offense Memphis Tigers #230 pass defense
Memphis Tigers Balanced · 51% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 52 rush ypg Charlotte 49ers Balanced · 50% run Ball-control
Ryan Silverfield · 50-24 · offense-minded Tim Albin · 35-30

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
Memphis Tigers
TE Hunter Tipton 14 rec · 291 yds · 2 TD #1 TE
DL Elijah Kinsler 18 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL #8 DL
RB Jaylin Carter 375 rush yds · 6 TD · 2 rec #5 RB
LB Zach Ruffin 24 tkl · 1.5 TFL #12 LB
Charlotte 49ers
DB Collin Gill 16 tkl #49 DB
WR Jaylen Hampton 11 rec · 142 yds · 2 TD #124 WR
LB Gavin Willis 14 tkl · 2.5 TFL #184 LB
DL Curtis Simpson 9 tkl · 1.0 TFL #417 DL

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
Memphis TigersAAC +15.2 +8.8 +6.4 #55
Charlotte 49ersAAC -10.3 -4.9 -5.4 #299

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

Where the number comes from
Memphis offense vs Charlotte defense+14.1 pts
Charlotte offense vs Memphis defense-11.4 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 521 mi
Rest · context onlyAway team on 7 more days rest

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.