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Central State (OH)

· 0-1 · power -29.3 · #396

Our numberGRAM -25.9 ~~no book has priced this game~~

Grambling

· 2-1 · power -7.0 · #266

Final CENT 26 · GRAM 48 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record

Our side

MoneylineGRAM to win logged ours 93%

Our number: GRAM by 33.0 — GRAM to win.

Projected score 17–42 CENT – GRAM

2026-09-05 · 7:00 PM Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium · Grambling, LA Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs

2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played

Grambling Tigers Run-heavy · 60% run Ball-control

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all D1 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

Central State (OH) Marauders

DL Jaylen Burrell 4 tkl #159 DL

DL Bishop Blakely 8 tkl · 1.0 TFL #278 DL

DL Dylan Purry 4 tkl #429 DL

DL Dematthew Dixon 4 tkl #430 DL

Grambling Tigers

DB Jalen Guillard 14 tkl · 4 PD #185 DB

RB Byron Eaton Jr. 79 rush yds · 1 TD · 5 rec #120 RB

WR Jordan Bride 14 rec · 221 yds #181 WR

WR Tyson George 15 rec · 160 yds · 1 TD #194 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

Team	Power	Off	Def	Rank
Central State (OH) Marauders	-29.3	-14.3	-15.1	#396
Grambling Tigers	-7.0	-0.9	-6.1	#266

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

Where the number comes from

Central State (OH) offense vs Grambling defense-8.1 pts

Grambling offense vs Central State (OH) defense+14.1 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.