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Central Arkansas

· 2-1 · power -4.7 · #238
Our numberCARK -0.7 no book has priced this game

UT Martin

· 1-2 · power -8.1 · #278
Final CARK 36 · UTM 24 ML L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineUTM to win logged live now: CARK to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 48%

Our number: UTM by 4.1 — UTM to win.

Projected score 29–28 CARK – UTM
2026-08-27 · 7:30 PM Hardy M. Graham Stadium · Martin, TN Early season

The books

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Series Central Arkansas lead 2–1 · 3 meetings since 2007
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge UT Martin Skyhawks 58 ranks
Central Arkansas Bears #143 rush offense UT Martin Skyhawks #85 run defense
Pass game edge Central Arkansas Bears 63 ranks
Central Arkansas Bears #185 pass offense UT Martin Skyhawks #248 pass defense
Run game even 31 ranks apart
UT Martin Skyhawks #199 rush offense Central Arkansas Bears #168 run defense
Pass game edge UT Martin Skyhawks 130 ranks
UT Martin Skyhawks #108 pass offense Central Arkansas Bears #238 pass defense
Central Arkansas Bears Balanced · 54% run Ball-control UT Martin Skyhawks Run-heavy · 63% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 38 rush ypg

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
Central Arkansas Bears
DB Bryson Adamoh 5 tkl · 3 PD · 3 INT #6 DB
LB Ashtyn Williams 28 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #70 LB
DL Jakobe Shell 9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #129 DL
DL Trevion Traylor 14 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #138 DL
UT Martin Skyhawks
P Max Zuluaga 8 punts · 51.4 yd avg #1 P
DB Trey Cotton 23 tkl · 1 INT #12 DB
DL Chris Wilson 14 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL #78 DL
DB Jamal Mayers 12 tkl · 3 PD #73 DB

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
Central Arkansas Bears -4.7 +1.9 -6.5 #238
UT Martin Skyhawks -8.1 -6.7 -1.4 #278

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

Where the number comes from
Central Arkansas offense vs UT Martin defense+3.3 pts
UT Martin offense vs Central Arkansas defense-0.2 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.