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Morgan State

· 2-1 · power -14.9 · #344
Our numberMORG -4.3 no book has priced this game

Tennessee State

· 0-3 · power -19.1 · #371
Our side
MoneylineMORG to win ours 40%
Projected score 25–21 MORG – TNST
2026-10-17 · 6:30 PM Nissan Stadium · Nashville, TN Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Tennessee State Tigers 53 ranks
Morgan State Bears #164 rush offense Tennessee State Tigers #111 run defense
Pass game edge Tennessee State Tigers 134 ranks
Morgan State Bears #226 pass offense Tennessee State Tigers #92 pass defense
Run game edge Morgan State Bears 152 ranks
Tennessee State Tigers #265 rush offense Morgan State Bears #113 run defense
Pass game edge Morgan State Bears 125 ranks
Tennessee State Tigers #255 pass offense Morgan State Bears #130 pass defense
Morgan State Bears Run-heavy · 62% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 46 rush ypg Tennessee State Tigers Balanced · 54% 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
Morgan State Bears
DL Donovan Moyer 11 tkl · 4.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL #70 DL
DB Josiah Blake 11 tkl · 1 PD #145 DB
WR Justin Perry 13 rec · 188 yds · 2 TD #231 WR
RB Jordan Barnett 173 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec #165 RB
Tennessee State Tigers
DB Brendan Hale 21 tkl · 2 PD #93 DB
DL Bryce Gray 11 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #244 DL
WR Jayden Guy 15 rec · 202 yds #212 WR
P Truette Tumey 15 punts · 43.7 yd avg #32 P

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
Morgan State Bears -14.9 -10.3 -4.6 #344
Tennessee State Tigers -19.1 -16.0 -3.0 #371

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

Where the number comes from
Morgan State offense vs Tennessee State defense-7.3 pts
Tennessee State offense vs Morgan State defense-11.4 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness-2.7 pts
Power projection before adjustment-1.6
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 598 mi

The projection carries an efficiency adjustment — a residual from season-to-date EPA, success rate and explosiveness, which earned its place by walk-forward test (margin error 12.90 → 12.72 across seven held-out seasons).

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.