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Jacksonville State

CUSA · 1-2 · power +5.2 · #123
Our numberNDSU -10.5 no book has priced this game

North Dakota State

· 3-0 · power +18.9 · #43
Final JXST 7 · NDSU 33 ML W Spread W Total L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineNDSU to win logged ours 72%

Our number: NDSU by 18.0 — NDSU to win.

Projected score 22–33 JXST – NDSU
2026-08-29 · 5:30 PM Fargodome · Fargo, ND Early season

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Book JXST spreadNDSU spread OverUnder JXST winNDSU win JXST TT overJXST TT under NDSU TT overNDSU TT under
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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured in-game spread NDSU 56% bets · 52% money total Over 50% bets · 45% money · money Under ML NDSU 97% bets · 88% money
Series North Dakota State lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 2015
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 10 ranks apart
Jacksonville State Gamecocks #48 rush offense North Dakota State Bison #58 run defense
Pass game edge North Dakota State Bison 155 ranks
Jacksonville State Gamecocks #156 pass offense North Dakota State Bison #1 pass defense
Run game edge North Dakota State Bison 98 ranks
North Dakota State Bison #8 rush offense Jacksonville State Gamecocks #106 run defense
Pass game edge North Dakota State Bison 107 ranks
North Dakota State Bison #2 pass offense Jacksonville State Gamecocks #109 pass defense
Jacksonville State Gamecocks Run-heavy · 68% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 83 rush ypg North Dakota State Bison Run-heavy · 67% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 60 rush ypg
Charles Kelly · 9-5

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
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
DB Caleb Nix 18 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #18 DB
DL Tae Floyd 12 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL #41 DL
WR Jamill Williams 14 rec · 188 yds · 4 TD #33 WR
QB Caden Creel 677 pass yds · 6 TD · 2 INT #18 QB
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

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
Jacksonville State GamecocksCUSA +5.2 +2.1 +3.1 #123
North Dakota State Bison +18.9 +9.1 +9.8 #43

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

Where the number comes from
Jacksonville State offense vs North Dakota State defense-7.7 pts
North Dakota State offense vs Jacksonville State defense+6.0 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,072 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.