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New Hampshire

· 1-2 (0-1) · power -10.9 · #308
Our numberUALB -7.7 no book has priced this game

UAlbany

· 2-1 (1-0) · power -6.2 · #254
Final UNH 14 · UALB 28 ML L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineUNH to win logged live now: UALB to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 67%

Our number: UNH by 7.3 — UNH to win.

Projected score 24–31 UNH – UALB
2026-08-28 · 7:00 PM Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium · Albany, NY Conference game Early season

The books

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Series New Hampshire lead 9–5 · 14 meetings since 2008
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 32 ranks apart
New Hampshire Wildcats #116 rush offense UAlbany Great Danes #148 run defense
Pass game edge New Hampshire Wildcats 47 ranks
New Hampshire Wildcats #116 pass offense UAlbany Great Danes #163 pass defense
Run game even 19 ranks apart
UAlbany Great Danes #208 rush offense New Hampshire Wildcats #227 run defense
Pass game edge New Hampshire Wildcats 74 ranks
UAlbany Great Danes #227 pass offense New Hampshire Wildcats #153 pass defense
New Hampshire Wildcats Balanced · 57% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 47 rush ypg UAlbany Great Danes Balanced · 52% 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
New Hampshire Wildcats
LB Trevor Barry 39 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #21 LB
DB Jackson Stone 27 tkl · 1 PD #76 DB
WR Ja'Carree Kelly 14 rec · 211 yds · 1 TD #110 WR
RB Joquez Smith 208 rush yds · 3 TD #82 RB
UAlbany Great Danes
DL Shawan Lewis 10 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL #48 DL
DB Victor Holt 19 tkl · 2 PD #176 DB
RB Joey Koch 216 rush yds · 1 TD · 5 rec #95 RB
DL Isaiah Boyd 11 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL #304 DL

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
New Hampshire Wildcats -10.9 -2.0 -8.8 #308
UAlbany Great Danes -6.2 -7.7 +1.5 #254

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

Where the number comes from
New Hampshire offense vs UAlbany defense-3.6 pts
UAlbany offense vs New Hampshire defense+1.1 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.