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Northern Arizona

· 2-1 (1-0) · power +0.2 · #171
Our numberARIZ -32.5 no book has priced this game

Arizona

B12 · 1-1 (0-1 B12) · power +22.9 · #22
Final NAU 7 · ARIZ 35 ML W Spread L Total W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineARIZ to win logged ours 97%

Our number: ARIZ by 33.3 — ARIZ to win.

Projected score 10–43 NAU – ARIZ
2026-09-05 · 9:30 PM Casino Del Sol Stadium · Tucson, AZ Early season

The books 5 account books · tap any price — the ticket builds at that book

Book NAU spreadARIZ spread OverUnder NAU winARIZ win NAU TT overNAU TT under ARIZ TT overARIZ TT under
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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured in-game spread NAU 94% bets · 84% money total Under 95% bets · 89% money
Series Arizona lead 16–2 · 18 meetings since 1931
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 17 ranks apart
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #129 rush offense Arizona Wildcats #112 run defense
Pass game even 2 ranks apart
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #76 pass offense Arizona Wildcats #78 pass defense
Run game edge Arizona Wildcats 187 ranks
Arizona Wildcats #65 rush offense Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #252 run defense
Pass game edge Arizona Wildcats 75 ranks
Arizona Wildcats #106 pass offense Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #181 pass defense
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Balanced · 53% run Avg pace Arizona Wildcats Balanced · 51% run Avg pace
Brent Brennan · 47-60

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
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
DB Deliyon Freeman 23 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #33 DB
DB Jahaad Fort 16 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT #43 DB
DB Shoes Brinkley 27 tkl · 1 PD #60 DB
LB Jaiden Letua 25 tkl · 1.0 TFL #43 LB
Arizona Wildcats
QB Noah Fifita 492 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 INT #42 QB
WR Giovanni Richardson 13 rec · 144 yds #162 WR
LB Chase Kennedy 9 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL #182 LB
RB Kedrick Reescano 97 rush yds · 2 TD · 3 rec #152 RB

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
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +0.2 +1.8 -1.6 #171
Arizona WildcatsB12 +22.9 +7.1 +15.8 #22

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

Where the number comes from
Northern Arizona offense vs Arizona defense-14.0 pts
Arizona offense vs Northern Arizona defense+8.7 pts
Altitude · context only1,364 m lower than the visitor's home elevation

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.