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Valparaiso

· 1-1 · power -18.3 · #367
Our numberVAL -0.1 no book has priced this game

Stetson

· 1-2 · power -21.2 · #383
Our side
MoneylineVAL to win ours 50%
Projected score 30–30 VAL – STET
2026-11-14 · 1:00 PM Spec Martin Memorial Stadium · DeLand, FL Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Valparaiso lead 5–2–1 · 8 meetings since 2015
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 9 ranks apart
Valparaiso Beacons #252 rush offense Stetson Hatters #243 run defense
Pass game even 35 ranks apart
Valparaiso Beacons #197 pass offense Stetson Hatters #232 pass defense
Run game edge Valparaiso Beacons 51 ranks
Stetson Hatters #238 rush offense Valparaiso Beacons #187 run defense
Pass game even 27 ranks apart
Stetson Hatters #256 pass offense Valparaiso Beacons #229 pass defense
Valparaiso Beacons Run-heavy · 58% run Ball-control Stetson Hatters Run-heavy · 71% 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
Stetson Hatters
DB Dylan Kelly 15 tkl · 1 PD #227 DB
DL Alex Yearwood 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #344 DL
DB Johnny DeLancy 6 tkl · 1 PD #363 DB
WR Landon Farco 5 rec · 95 yds · 1 TD #339 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
Stetson Hatters -21.2 -8.1 -13.0 #383

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 Stetson defense+5.3 pts
Stetson offense vs Valparaiso defense+2.5 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 918 mi

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.