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Eastern Washington

· 1-2 (0-1) · power -3.0 · #215
Our numberNAU -6.1 no book has priced this game

Northern Arizona

· 2-1 (1-0) · power +0.2 · #171
Final EWU 27 · NAU 34 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineNAU to win logged ours 63%

Our number: NAU by 7.1 — NAU to win.

Projected score 26–33 EWU – NAU
2026-08-29 · 5:00 PM J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · Flagstaff, AZ Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Eastern Washington lead 11–5 · 16 meetings since 2004
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Eastern Washington Eagles 68 ranks
Eastern Washington Eagles #184 rush offense Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #252 run defense
Pass game edge Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 57 ranks
Eastern Washington Eagles #238 pass offense Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #181 pass defense
Run game even 15 ranks apart
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #129 rush offense Eastern Washington Eagles #144 run defense
Pass game edge Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 49 ranks
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #76 pass offense Eastern Washington Eagles #125 pass defense
Eastern Washington Eagles Balanced · 48% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 74 rush ypg Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Balanced · 53% 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
Eastern Washington Eagles
DB Bryce Smith 30 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT #5 DB
DL Ben Voigtlaender 14 tkl · 2.5 TFL #40 DL
LB Myles Mayovsky 33 tkl · 1.0 TFL #33 LB
WR Wesley Garrett 18 rec · 235 yds · 2 TD #42 WR
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
DB Deliyon Freeman 23 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #33 DB
DB Jahaad Fort 16 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT #43 DB
DB Shoes Brinkley 27 tkl · 1 PD #60 DB
LB Jaiden Letua 25 tkl · 1.0 TFL #43 LB

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
Eastern Washington Eagles -3.0 -0.3 -2.7 #215
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +0.2 +1.8 -1.6 #171

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

Where the number comes from
Eastern Washington offense vs Northern Arizona defense+1.3 pts
Northern Arizona offense vs Eastern Washington defense+4.4 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 904 mi
Altitude · context only1,354 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.