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San José State

MWC · 2-1 · power +3.5 · #135
Our numberNEV -9.9 no book has priced this game

Nevada

MWC · 1-1 · power +5.6 · #116
Our side
MoneylineNEV to win ours 60%
Projected score 21–31 SJSU – NEV
2026-10-24 · 5:00 PM Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV MWC game Early season

The books

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Series Nevada lead 21–8 · 29 meetings since 1948
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge San José State Spartans 132 ranks
San José State Spartans #118 rush offense Nevada Wolf Pack #250 run defense
Pass game edge Nevada Wolf Pack 79 ranks
San José State Spartans #194 pass offense Nevada Wolf Pack #115 pass defense
Run game even 32 ranks apart
Nevada Wolf Pack #179 rush offense San José State Spartans #147 run defense
Pass game edge San José State Spartans 79 ranks
Nevada Wolf Pack #263 pass offense San José State Spartans #184 pass defense
San José State Spartans Pass-heavy · 41% run Avg pace Nevada Wolf Pack Run-heavy · 64% run Ball-control
Ken Niumatalolo · 62-63 Jeff Choate · 6-19

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
San José State Spartans
LB Dylan Lee 24 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #10 LB
LB Naseri Danielson 22 tkl #22 LB
DB Caleb Womack 25 tkl · 1 INT #46 DB
QB Luke Weaver 788 pass yds · 8 TD · 1 INT #14 QB
Nevada Wolf Pack
DL Dylan LaBarbera 15 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #16 DL
LB EJ Smith 24 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #13 LB
RB Dominic Kelley 236 rush yds · 2 TD · 1 rec #53 RB
LB Jeremy Naborne-Owens 14 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #150 LB

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
San José State SpartansMWC +3.5 +2.2 +1.3 #135
Nevada Wolf PackMWC +5.6 -3.4 +8.9 #116

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

Where the number comes from
San José State offense vs Nevada defense-6.8 pts
Nevada offense vs San José State defense-4.7 pts
Altitude · context only1,377 m higher 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.