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Valparaiso

· 1-1 · power -18.3 · #367
Our numberMORE -6.1 no book has priced this game

Morehead State

· 1-2 · power -15.1 · #345
Our side
MoneylineMORE to win ours 65%
Projected score 28–34 VAL – MORE
2026-10-03 · 1:00 PM Phil Simms Stadium · Morehead, KY Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Morehead State lead 18–3 · 21 meetings since 2005
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 11 ranks apart
Valparaiso Beacons #252 rush offense Morehead State Eagles #263 run defense
Pass game even 19 ranks apart
Valparaiso Beacons #197 pass offense Morehead State Eagles #178 pass defense
Run game edge Valparaiso Beacons 63 ranks
Morehead State Eagles #250 rush offense Valparaiso Beacons #187 run defense
Pass game edge Morehead State Eagles 135 ranks
Morehead State Eagles #94 pass offense Valparaiso Beacons #229 pass defense
Valparaiso Beacons Run-heavy · 58% run Ball-control Morehead State Eagles Balanced · 55% 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
Valparaiso Beacons
LB Max Samuel 9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #125 LB
DB O.C. Nurse 9 tkl · 1 PD #696 DB
WR Chris Gundy 5 rec · 107 yds #454 WR
DL Gabriel Batres 4 tkl · 1.0 TFL #900 DL
Morehead State Eagles
DB Tazion McQueen 10 tkl · 1 PD · 2 INT #96 DB
DB Sidney Webb 4 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #125 DB
DB Isaiah Watts 3 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #148 DB
WR Cross Watson 4 rec · 132 yds · 3 TD #207 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
Valparaiso Beacons -18.3 -7.7 -10.6 #367
Morehead State Eagles -15.1 -2.7 -12.4 #345

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

Where the number comes from
Valparaiso offense vs Morehead State defense+4.7 pts
Morehead State offense vs Valparaiso defense+7.9 pts
Rest · context onlyHome team on 7 more days rest

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.