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Idaho

· 0-3 (0-1) · power -2.9 · #214
Our numberCP -0.9 no book has priced this game

Cal Poly

· 2-1 (1-0) · power -4.8 · #243
Final IDHO 34 · CP 38 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineCP to win logged ours 52%

Our number: CP by 3.3 — CP to win.

Projected score 29–30 IDHO – CP
2026-08-28 · 10:00 PM Mustang Memorial Field at Spanos Stadium · San Luis Obispo, CA Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Idaho lead 5–0 · 5 meetings since 1996
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Idaho Vandals 160 ranks
Idaho Vandals #41 rush offense Cal Poly Mustangs #201 run defense
Pass game even 43 ranks apart
Idaho Vandals #93 pass offense Cal Poly Mustangs #136 pass defense
Run game edge Idaho Vandals 92 ranks
Cal Poly Mustangs #185 rush offense Idaho Vandals #93 run defense
Pass game edge Cal Poly Mustangs 100 ranks
Cal Poly Mustangs #114 pass offense Idaho Vandals #214 pass defense
Idaho Vandals Run-heavy · 60% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 59 rush ypg Cal Poly Mustangs Balanced · 51% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 36 rush ypg
Paul Petrino · 17-20 · offense-minded

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
Idaho Vandals
WR Tony Harste 13 rec · 233 yds · 2 TD #67 WR
DB Khaled Rawls 20 tkl · 1 PD #172 DB
LB Cruz Hepburn 24 tkl · 1.0 TFL #107 LB
LB Ryder Bordner 17 tkl · 1.5 TFL #160 LB
Cal Poly Mustangs
LB Mikey D'Amato 36 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL #27 LB
WR Tayvion McCoy 20 rec · 249 yds · 1 TD #56 WR
P Dean Scrivner 9 punts · 45.4 yd avg #11 P
WR Fidel Pitts 14 rec · 212 yds · 2 TD #77 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
Idaho Vandals -2.9 +1.0 -4.0 #214
Cal Poly Mustangs -4.8 -1.7 -3.1 #243

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

Where the number comes from
Idaho offense vs Cal Poly defense+4.1 pts
Cal Poly offense vs Idaho defense+2.2 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 812 mi
Altitude · context only716 m lower 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.