Final
SCST 31 · FAMU 13
ML W
our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineSCST to win logged
ours 26%
Our number: SCST by 12.1 — SCST to win.
Projected score
35–24
SCST – FAMU
2026-09-06 · 3:00 PM
Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL · neutral
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
South Carolina State lead
13–5
· 18 meetings since 2003
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
even
23 ranks apart
South Carolina State Bulldogs #251 rush offense
Florida A&M Rattlers #228 run defense
Pass game
edge South Carolina State Bulldogs
174 ranks
South Carolina State Bulldogs #68 pass offense
Florida A&M Rattlers #242 pass defense
Run game
edge South Carolina State Bulldogs
137 ranks
Florida A&M Rattlers #173 rush offense
South Carolina State Bulldogs #36 run defense
Pass game
edge South Carolina State Bulldogs
69 ranks
Florida A&M Rattlers #142 pass offense
South Carolina State Bulldogs #73 pass defense
South Carolina State Bulldogs
Balanced · 54% run
Avg pace
Florida A&M Rattlers
Balanced · 56% run
Ball-control
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
South Carolina State Bulldogs
RB
Mason Pickett-Hicks
417 rush yds · 3 TD · 6 rec
#11 RB
DL
Jordan Dollard
11 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 5.5 TFL
#50 DL
DL
Ka Von Chisolm
7 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 5.5 TFL
#101 DL
DL
Jayden Fuller
6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#120 DL
Florida A&M Rattlers
DB
Justin Bostic
10 tkl · 2 INT
#44 DB
LB
Denzel Johnson
14 tkl
#218 LB
P
Bobby Engstler
25 punts · 40.0 yd avg
#39 P
DB
Caleb McKenzie
4 tkl
#687 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
South Carolina State offense vs Florida A&M defense+9.9 pts
Florida A&M offense vs South Carolina State defense-1.6 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 522 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.