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Holy Cross

· 0-3 (0-2) · power -16.9 · #358
Our numberLAF -7.0 no book has priced this game

Lafayette

· 1-1 · power -12.9 · #327
Our side
MoneylineLAF to win ours 65%
Projected score 24–30 HC – LAF
2026-09-26 · 12:30 PM Fisher Stadium · Easton, PA Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Holy Cross lead 12–10 · 22 meetings since 2003
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Lafayette Leopards 55 ranks
Holy Cross Crusaders #231 rush offense Lafayette Leopards #176 run defense
Pass game edge Lafayette Leopards 126 ranks
Holy Cross Crusaders #243 pass offense Lafayette Leopards #117 pass defense
Run game even 33 ranks apart
Lafayette Leopards #94 rush offense Holy Cross Crusaders #127 run defense
Pass game edge Holy Cross Crusaders 88 ranks
Lafayette Leopards #133 pass offense Holy Cross Crusaders #45 pass defense
Holy Cross Crusaders Run-heavy · 65% run Ball-control Lafayette Leopards Balanced · 56% run Avg pace

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
Holy Cross Crusaders
LB Adam Due 27 tkl · 1.5 TFL #100 LB
DB Garrett Baldwin 12 tkl · 3 PD #180 DB
TE Drae Tyme 4 rec · 81 yds · 1 TD #48 TE
WR Myles Abernathy 10 rec · 138 yds #238 WR
Lafayette Leopards
LB Beckham Dee 16 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #75 LB
DB Dhonte Jackson 19 tkl · 1 PD #139 DB
LB Callahan Blair 9 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL #283 LB
DB Darrick LeBeouf 10 tkl · 1 INT #516 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
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Holy Cross Crusaders -16.9 -12.0 -4.9 #358
Lafayette Leopards -12.9 -5.0 -7.9 #327

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

Where the number comes from
Holy Cross offense vs Lafayette defense-4.1 pts
Lafayette offense vs Holy Cross defense-0.1 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.