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North Dakota State

· 3-0 · power +18.9 · #43
Our numberNDSU -2.0 no book has priced this game

Hawai'i

MWC · 1-2 (0-1 MWC) · power +2.1 · #151
Our side
MoneylineNDSU to win ours 45%
Projected score 28–26 NDSU – HAW
2026-11-14 · 11:59 PM Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex · Honolulu, HI Early season

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge North Dakota State Bison 117 ranks
North Dakota State Bison #8 rush offense Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors #125 run defense
Pass game edge North Dakota State Bison 143 ranks
North Dakota State Bison #2 pass offense Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors #145 pass defense
Run game edge North Dakota State Bison 147 ranks
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors #205 rush offense North Dakota State Bison #58 run defense
Pass game edge North Dakota State Bison 96 ranks
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors #97 pass offense North Dakota State Bison #1 pass defense
North Dakota State Bison Run-heavy · 67% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 60 rush ypg Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Balanced · 42% run Avg pace
Timmy Chang · 22-29

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
North Dakota State Bison
K Drew Klein 6 FG · 13 XP · 31 pts #7 K
DB Marion Moore 3 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT #110 DB
DL Kelton McCaslin 6 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 3.5 TFL #133 DL
LB Donovan Woolen 22 tkl #93 LB
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
DB Kona Moore 30 tkl · 2 PD #13 DB
RB DeVon Rice 167 rush yds · 3 TD · 10 rec #23 RB
LB Jamih Otis 26 tkl #53 LB
DB Matagi Thompson 15 tkl · 4 PD #122 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
North Dakota State Bison +18.9 +9.1 +9.8 #43
Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsMWC +2.1 -0.9 +3.0 #151

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

Where the number comes from
North Dakota State offense vs Hawai'i defense+6.1 pts
Hawai'i offense vs North Dakota State defense-10.7 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness-2.0 pts
Power projection before adjustment-0.0
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 3,800 mi
Rest · context onlyAway team on 7 more days rest

The projection carries an efficiency adjustment — a residual from season-to-date EPA, success rate and explosiveness, which earned its place by walk-forward test (margin error 12.90 → 12.72 across seven held-out seasons).

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.