← Matchups

Winston-Salem

· 0-1 · power -12.2 · #320

Our numberNORF -5.7 ~~no book has priced this game~~

Norfolk State

· 1-2 · power -9.5 · #291

Final WINS 0 · NORF 56 ML L our logged sides, graded on the record

Our side

MoneylineWINS to win logged live now: NORF to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 62%

Our number: WINS by 12.5 — WINS to win.

Projected score 26–31 WINS – NORF

2026-08-29 · 6:00 PM William "Dick" Price Stadium · Norfolk, VA Early season

The books

No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.

Series Norfolk State lead 4–0 · 4 meetings since 2006

2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played

Norfolk State Spartans Balanced · 48% run Ball-control

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all D1 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

Winston-Salem Rams

DL Maurice Odom 9 tkl · 2.0 TFL #234 DL

WR Taron Biles-Walker 5 rec · 69 yds #649 WR

DL Michael Mullins Jr 3 tkl #1344 DL

DL Cj Brown 2 tkl #1342 DL

Norfolk State Spartans

DB Josiah Davis 6 tkl · 2 INT #61 DB

DB Jordan Saunders 20 tkl · 1 INT #121 DB

LB Brendan Thompson 23 tkl · 2.0 TFL #141 LB

DL Eugene Allen IV 7 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #330 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

Team	Power	Off	Def	Rank
Winston-Salem Rams	-12.2	-6.4	-5.7	#320
Norfolk State Spartans	-9.5	-3.3	-6.2	#291

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

Where the number comes from

Winston-Salem offense vs Norfolk State defense-0.3 pts

Norfolk State offense vs Winston-Salem defense+2.4 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.