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Richmond

· 2-1 (1-0) · power -5.8 · #253
Our numberRICH -2.4 no book has priced this game

Howard

· 1-2 · power -10.8 · #307
Final RICH 28 · HOW 21 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineRICH to win logged ours 45%

Our number: RICH by 6.4 — RICH to win.

Projected score 28–25 RICH – HOW
2026-09-05 · 6:00 PM Greene Stadium · Washington, DC Early season

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Series Richmond lead 3–0 · 3 meetings since 2017
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Howard Bison 83 ranks
Richmond Spiders #183 rush offense Howard Bison #100 run defense
Pass game even 23 ranks apart
Richmond Spiders #141 pass offense Howard Bison #118 pass defense
Run game even 38 ranks apart
Howard Bison #150 rush offense Richmond Spiders #188 run defense
Pass game edge Richmond Spiders 230 ranks
Howard Bison #246 pass offense Richmond Spiders #16 pass defense
Richmond Spiders Run-heavy · 62% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 44 rush ypg Howard Bison Balanced · 57% 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
Richmond Spiders
DL Camden Byrd 7 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL #32 DL
LB Blake Houser 26 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #44 LB
DL Daniel Sellers 7 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #88 DL
RB Aziz Foster-Powell 141 rush yds · 3 TD · 4 rec #68 RB
Howard Bison
LB Rodney Roane 16 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #56 LB
DB Ben Chandler IV 11 tkl · 4 PD #164 DB
LB Aidan Foster 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #105 LB
DB Kaleb Gallop 21 tkl #199 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
Richmond Spiders -5.8 -3.0 -2.8 #253
Howard Bison -10.8 -8.2 -2.6 #307

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

Where the number comes from
Richmond offense vs Howard defense-0.5 pts
Howard offense vs Richmond defense-5.5 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.