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Sacramento State

· 1-2 · power -4.1 · #233
Our numberCMU -14.1 no book has priced this game

Central Michigan

MAC · 1-1 · power -3.5 · #222
Our side
MoneylineCMU to win ours 81%
Projected score 18–32 SAC – CMU
2026-11-11 · kickoff TBD Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mount Pleasant, MI Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Sacramento State Hornets 75 ranks
Sacramento State Hornets #7 rush offense Central Michigan Chippewas #82 run defense
Pass game edge Central Michigan Chippewas 88 ranks
Sacramento State Hornets #159 pass offense Central Michigan Chippewas #71 pass defense
Run game even 1 ranks apart
Central Michigan Chippewas #154 rush offense Sacramento State Hornets #153 run defense
Pass game edge Central Michigan Chippewas 75 ranks
Central Michigan Chippewas #12 pass offense Sacramento State Hornets #87 pass defense
Sacramento State Hornets Run-heavy · 73% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 32 rush ypg Central Michigan Chippewas Run-heavy · 68% run Ball-control
Matt Drinkall · 7-6

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
Sacramento State Hornets
WR Matt Coleman 14 rec · 232 yds · 3 TD #62 WR
DB Boogsie Silvera 23 tkl #279 DB
WR Onterrio Smith Jr. 16 rec · 172 yds #183 WR
DB Amari Wallace 17 tkl #422 DB
Central Michigan Chippewas
DB Darrell Bryant Jr. 13 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #158 DB
DL Hunter Zirkle 5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #183 DL
DL Korver Demma 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #219 DL
LB Mayson Hitchens 15 tkl #178 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
Sacramento State Hornets -4.1 -0.7 -3.4 #233
Central Michigan ChippewasMAC -3.5 -8.6 +5.1 #222

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

Where the number comes from
Sacramento State offense vs Central Michigan defense-5.8 pts
Central Michigan offense vs Sacramento State defense-5.2 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,924 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.