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Ohio

MAC · 1-1 · power +5.7 · #113
Our side · spreadOHIO +4.5 our number USA -3.5 · 1.0 pts from the market our number starts from the opening line and is corrected -0.1 for this matchup by our data on both teams

South Alabama

SBC · 1-1 · power +7.5 · #96
Our side
SpreadOHIO +4.5 ours USA -3.5
TotalUnder 53.5 ours 52.1
MoneylineUSA to win ours 58% · book 62%
Distance from the market 1.0 pts / -1.4 total a caution, not a signal
Projected score 24–28 OHIO – USA
2026-09-19 · 7:00 PM Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL Early season

The books 3 account books · tap any price — the ticket builds at that book

Book OHIO spreadUSA spread OverUnder OHIO winUSA win OHIO TT overOHIO TT under USA TT overUSA TT under
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Ours vs the market

SpreadSouth Alabama -3.5
the marketSouth Alabama -4.5
Total52.1
the market53.5
South Alabama win58% vs 62%

Both percentages are South Alabama’s chance to win — ours, then the book’s with the vig removed, medianed across the books we track.

What the gap has been worth 10,740 games · 2016–2025

0–3 pts52.0%
3–750.2%
7–1449.3%
14+46.8%

How often the side we favoured covered, by how far our number sat from the market’s. Break-even at −110 is 52.4% — no bucket reaches it, and the rate falls as we disagree more. The further we sit from the market, the worse we have done.

Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured 1 hr ago total Over 83% bets · 83% money
Series Ohio lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 2024
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Ohio Bobcats 150 ranks
Ohio Bobcats #66 rush offense South Alabama Jaguars #216 run defense
Pass game edge Ohio Bobcats 61 ranks
Ohio Bobcats #155 pass offense South Alabama Jaguars #216 pass defense
Run game even 18 ranks apart
South Alabama Jaguars #92 rush offense Ohio Bobcats #110 run defense
Pass game even 22 ranks apart
South Alabama Jaguars #127 pass offense Ohio Bobcats #105 pass defense
Ohio Bobcats Run-heavy · 62% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 70 rush ypg South Alabama Jaguars Run-heavy · 64% run Avg pace
John Hauser · 1-0 Major Applewhite · 26-25 · offense-minded

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
Ohio Bobcats
DL Ike Ackerman 13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #34 DL
DL Tyler Gillison 6 tkl · 1.5 TFL #117 DL
WR Riley Neer 10 rec · 142 yds · 2 TD #74 WR
LB Jack Fries 19 tkl · 0.5 TFL #82 LB
South Alabama Jaguars
WR Brendan Jenkins 14 rec · 197 yds · 2 TD #25 WR
RB PJ Martin 142 rush yds · 2 TD · 5 rec #59 RB
QB Bishop Davenport 450 pass yds · 3 TD · 0 INT #34 QB
K Davis Little 4 FG · 7 XP · 19 pts #39 K

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
Ohio BobcatsMAC +5.7 +3.1 +2.6 #113
South Alabama JaguarsSBC +7.5 +5.6 +1.9 #96

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

Where the number comes from
Ohio offense vs South Alabama defense+1.2 pts
South Alabama offense vs Ohio defense+3.0 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 688 mi

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.