Our side
MoneylineMRMK to win
ours 60%
Projected score
22–26
SHU – MRMK
2026-11-21 · 12:00 PM
Duane Stadium · North Andover, MA
Conference game
Early season
The books
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Series
Sacred Heart lead
4–2
· 6 meetings since 2020
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Sacred Heart Pioneers
130 ranks
Sacred Heart Pioneers #19 rush offense
Merrimack Warriors #149 run defense
Pass game
edge Sacred Heart Pioneers
114 ranks
Sacred Heart Pioneers #69 pass offense
Merrimack Warriors #183 pass defense
Run game
edge Merrimack Warriors
107 ranks
Merrimack Warriors #99 rush offense
Sacred Heart Pioneers #206 run defense
Pass game
even
43 ranks apart
Merrimack Warriors #233 pass offense
Sacred Heart Pioneers #190 pass defense
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Run-heavy · 67% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 55 rush ypg
Merrimack Warriors
Run-heavy · 62% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 71 rush ypg
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
Sacred Heart Pioneers
WR
Dean Hangey
6 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
#215 WR
LB
Myles Hamilton
14 tkl · 2.0 TFL
#225 LB
DL
Janier Armstead
5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#474 DL
DB
Ryan Palmieri
14 tkl
#519 DB
Merrimack Warriors
DB
Danny Simms
22 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
#27 DB
DB
Bertin Placide
7 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT
#218 DB
DL
Dwayne Green Jr
9 tkl · 1.5 TFL
#317 DL
DB
Juice Ricks
4 tkl · 1 INT
#303 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
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Sacred Heart offense vs Merrimack defense-8.2 pts
Merrimack offense vs Sacred Heart defense-6.9 pts
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.