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North Alabama

· 1-2 · power -7.9 · #274
Our numberUNA -6.7 no book has priced this game

West Georgia

· 0-3 · power -14.4 · #339
Our side
MoneylineUNA to win ours 34%
Projected score 29–23 UNA – WGA
2026-11-14 · 2:00 PM University Stadium (GA) · Carrollton, GA Conference game Early season

The books

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Series North Alabama and West Georgia split 2 (1–1) · 2 meetings since 2024
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge West Georgia Wolves 122 ranks
North Alabama Lions #125 rush offense West Georgia Wolves #3 run defense
Pass game edge West Georgia Wolves 103 ranks
North Alabama Lions #210 pass offense West Georgia Wolves #107 pass defense
Run game edge West Georgia Wolves 110 ranks
West Georgia Wolves #85 rush offense North Alabama Lions #195 run defense
Pass game edge West Georgia Wolves 53 ranks
West Georgia Wolves #207 pass offense North Alabama Lions #260 pass defense
North Alabama Lions Run-heavy · 63% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 52 rush ypg West Georgia Wolves Balanced · 58% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 44 rush ypg

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
West Georgia Wolves
LB Chidu Bekee 19 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #164 LB
DL Dalton Epps 12 tkl · 3.0 TFL #291 DL
LB Andrew Ruffin 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #174 LB
WR T.J. Lockley 12 rec · 120 yds · 1 TD #252 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
North Alabama Lions -7.9 -4.2 -3.7 #274
West Georgia Wolves -14.4 -10.7 -3.7 #339

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 West Georgia defense-0.5 pts
West Georgia offense vs North Alabama defense-7.0 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness-2.7 pts
Power projection before adjustment-4.0

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).