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Central Washington

· 0-1 · power -12.8 · #325
Our numberCP -11.1 no book has priced this game

Cal Poly

· 2-1 (1-0) · power -4.8 · #243
Final CENT 17 · CP 24 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineCP to win logged ours 73%

Our number: CP by 19.2 — CP to win.

Projected score 20–31 CENT – CP
2026-09-05 · 8:00 PM Mustang Memorial Field at Spanos Stadium · San Luis Obispo, CA Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Cal Poly Mustangs Balanced · 51% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 36 rush ypg

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all D1 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 Washington Wildcats
DL Cale Allen 9 tkl · 0.5 TFL #110 DL
DL Omar Lazcano 10 tkl · 2.0 TFL #167 DL
WR Mason Juergens 10 rec · 114 yds · 1 TD #131 WR
DL Trishion Sullivan 6 tkl · 1.0 TFL #679 DL
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
Central Washington Wildcats -12.8 -11.7 -1.1 #325
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
Central Washington offense vs Cal Poly defense-8.6 pts
Cal Poly offense vs Central Washington defense-0.6 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 808 mi
Altitude · context only386 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.