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Central Connecticut

· 0-2 · power -9.6 · #292
Our numberMTST -33.8 no book has priced this game

Montana State

· 3-0 · power +20.4 · #35
Our side
MoneylineMTST to win ours 97%
Projected score 14–48 CCSU – MTST
2026-09-19 · 3:00 PM Bobcat Stadium (MT) · Bozeman, MT 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 Montana State Bobcats 104 ranks
Central Connecticut Blue Devils #227 rush offense Montana State Bobcats #123 run defense
Pass game edge Montana State Bobcats 87 ranks
Central Connecticut Blue Devils #107 pass offense Montana State Bobcats #20 pass defense
Run game edge Montana State Bobcats 192 ranks
Montana State Bobcats #16 rush offense Central Connecticut Blue Devils #208 run defense
Pass game edge Montana State Bobcats 48 ranks
Montana State Bobcats #17 pass offense Central Connecticut Blue Devils #65 pass defense
Central Connecticut Blue Devils Balanced · 49% run Avg pace Montana State Bobcats Run-heavy · 62% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 47 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
Central Connecticut Blue Devils
DB Mel Jacobs 2 tkl · 1 INT #174 DB
DB Eric Jackson 10 tkl · 1 PD #426 DB
DB Deonte Douglas 13 tkl #490 DB
WR Michael Trovarelli 5 rec · 45 yds · 1 TD #379 WR
Montana State Bobcats
WR Dane Steel 13 rec · 264 yds · 3 TD #31 WR
K Myles Sansted 5 FG · 14 XP · 29 pts #12 K
RB Adam Jones 198 rush yds · 3 TD · 6 rec #40 RB
WR Taco Dowler 16 rec · 180 yds · 1 TD #107 WR

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
Central Connecticut Blue Devils -9.6 -0.2 -9.4 #292
Montana State Bobcats +20.4 +11.0 +9.4 #35

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

Where the number comes from
Central Connecticut offense vs Montana State defense-9.6 pts
Montana State offense vs Central Connecticut defense+20.4 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,914 mi
Altitude · context only1,464 m higher than the visitor's home elevation

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.