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North Alabama

· 1-2 · power -7.9 · #274
Our numberCARK -5.9 no book has priced this game

Central Arkansas

· 2-1 · power -4.7 · #238
Our side
MoneylineCARK to win ours 64%
Projected score 27–33 UNA – CARK
2026-10-31 · 5:00 PM Estes Stadium · Conway, AR Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Central Arkansas lead 4–0 · 4 meetings since 2022
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 43 ranks apart
North Alabama Lions #125 rush offense Central Arkansas Bears #168 run defense
Pass game even 28 ranks apart
North Alabama Lions #210 pass offense Central Arkansas Bears #238 pass defense
Run game edge Central Arkansas Bears 52 ranks
Central Arkansas Bears #143 rush offense North Alabama Lions #195 run defense
Pass game edge Central Arkansas Bears 75 ranks
Central Arkansas Bears #185 pass offense North Alabama Lions #260 pass defense
North Alabama Lions Run-heavy · 63% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 52 rush ypg Central Arkansas Bears Balanced · 54% 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
North Alabama Lions
DB Tae Martin 23 tkl · 4 PD #11 DB
DL Avery Howard 17 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL #20 DL
WR Xavier Johnson 19 rec · 386 yds · 2 TD #14 WR
DL Cayden Adkins 11 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #29 DL
Central Arkansas Bears
DB Bryson Adamoh 5 tkl · 3 PD · 3 INT #6 DB
LB Ashtyn Williams 28 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #70 LB
DL Jakobe Shell 9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #129 DL
DL Trevion Traylor 14 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #138 DL

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
North Alabama Lions -7.9 -4.2 -3.7 #274
Central Arkansas Bears -4.7 +1.9 -6.5 #238

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

Where the number comes from
North Alabama offense vs Central Arkansas defense+2.3 pts
Central Arkansas offense vs North Alabama defense+5.5 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness-0.3 pts
Power projection before adjustment+6.2

The projection carries an efficiency adjustment — a residual from season-to-date EPA, success rate and explosiveness, which earned its place by walk-forward test (margin error 12.90 → 12.72 across seven held-out seasons).