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Florida A&M

· 1-2 · power -13.1 · #330
Our numberBCU -3.2 no book has priced this game

Bethune-Cookman

· 1-1 · power -10.4 · #300
Our side
MoneylineBCU to win ours 58%
Projected score 29–32 FAMU – BCU
2026-11-21 · 3:30 PM Camping World Stadium · Orlando, FL · neutral Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Bethune-Cookman lead 14–9 · 23 meetings since 2003
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Florida A&M Rattlers 91 ranks
Florida A&M Rattlers #173 rush offense Bethune-Cookman Wildcats #264 run defense
Pass game even 22 ranks apart
Florida A&M Rattlers #142 pass offense Bethune-Cookman Wildcats #120 pass defense
Run game even 34 ranks apart
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats #194 rush offense Florida A&M Rattlers #228 run defense
Pass game edge Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 154 ranks
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats #88 pass offense Florida A&M Rattlers #242 pass defense
Florida A&M Rattlers Balanced · 56% run Ball-control Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Balanced · 55% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 31 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
Florida A&M Rattlers
DB Justin Bostic 10 tkl · 2 INT #44 DB
LB Denzel Johnson 14 tkl #218 LB
P Bobby Engstler 25 punts · 40.0 yd avg #39 P
DB Caleb McKenzie 4 tkl #687 DB
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
DL Isaiah Washburn 11 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL #268 DL
DL Lewon Lurry Jr 5 tkl · 1.5 TFL #312 DL
DL Noel Brown 8 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #356 DL
DB Naim Lassiter 12 tkl #446 DB

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
Florida A&M Rattlers -13.1 -6.9 -6.2 #330
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats -10.4 +1.1 -11.5 #300

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

Where the number comes from
Florida A&M offense vs Bethune-Cookman defense+4.5 pts
Bethune-Cookman offense vs Florida A&M defense+7.3 pts

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.