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Air Force

MWC · 1-1 · power +6.9 · #103
Our numberNEV -1.5 no book has priced this game

Nevada

MWC · 1-1 · power +5.6 · #116
Our side
MoneylineNEV to win ours 51%
Projected score 24–26 AF – NEV
2026-09-26 · kickoff TBD Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV MWC game Early season

The books

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Series Air Force lead 6–2 · 8 meetings since 2012
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Air Force Falcons 216 ranks
Air Force Falcons #34 rush offense Nevada Wolf Pack #250 run defense
Pass game edge Air Force Falcons 112 ranks
Air Force Falcons #3 pass offense Nevada Wolf Pack #115 pass defense
Run game edge Nevada Wolf Pack 80 ranks
Nevada Wolf Pack #179 rush offense Air Force Falcons #259 run defense
Pass game even 8 ranks apart
Nevada Wolf Pack #263 pass offense Air Force Falcons #255 pass defense
Air Force Falcons Run-heavy · 80% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 92 rush ypg Nevada Wolf Pack Run-heavy · 64% run Ball-control
Troy Calhoun · 80-53 · offense-minded Jeff Choate · 6-19

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
Air Force Falcons
LB Blake Fletcher 21 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #1 LB
P Will Duncan 5 punts · 56.0 yd avg #18 P
LB Dallas Daley 12 tkl · 1.0 TFL #238 LB
DB Korey Johnson 6 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #501 DB
Nevada Wolf Pack
DL Dylan LaBarbera 15 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #16 DL
LB EJ Smith 24 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #13 LB
RB Dominic Kelley 236 rush yds · 2 TD · 1 rec #53 RB
LB Jeremy Naborne-Owens 14 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #150 LB

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
Air Force FalconsMWC +6.9 +3.7 +3.1 #103
Nevada Wolf PackMWC +5.6 -3.4 +8.9 #116

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

Where the number comes from
Air Force offense vs Nevada defense-5.2 pts
Nevada offense vs Air Force defense-6.5 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 801 mi
Altitude · context only614 m lower than the visitor's home elevation
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.