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Incarnate Word

· 1-1 · power +0.1 · #174
Our numberNAU -3.0 no book has priced this game

Northern Arizona

· 2-1 (1-0) · power +0.2 · #171
Final UIW 28 · NAU 38 ML L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineUIW to win logged live now: NAU to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 57%

Our number: UIW by 0.3 — UIW to win.

Projected score 29–32 UIW – NAU
2026-09-12 · 5:00 PM J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome · Flagstaff, AZ Early season

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Series Northern Arizona and Incarnate Word split 2 (1–1) · 2 meetings since 2024
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Incarnate Word Cardinals 92 ranks
Incarnate Word Cardinals #160 rush offense Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #252 run defense
Pass game even 9 ranks apart
Incarnate Word Cardinals #172 pass offense Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #181 pass defense
Run game edge Incarnate Word Cardinals 78 ranks
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #129 rush offense Incarnate Word Cardinals #51 run defense
Pass game edge Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 93 ranks
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #76 pass offense Incarnate Word Cardinals #169 pass defense
Incarnate Word Cardinals Balanced · 52% run Avg pace Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Balanced · 53% run Avg pace

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
Incarnate Word Cardinals
DL Jeremiah Young 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #28 DL
RB Lontrell Turner 153 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec #60 RB
LB Christian Barney 18 tkl · 1.0 TFL #103 LB
WR Isaiah Champagne 12 rec · 141 yds · 1 TD #159 WR
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
DB Deliyon Freeman 23 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #33 DB
DB Jahaad Fort 16 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT #43 DB
DB Shoes Brinkley 27 tkl · 1 PD #60 DB
LB Jaiden Letua 25 tkl · 1.0 TFL #43 LB

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
Incarnate Word Cardinals +0.1 +3.7 -3.7 #174
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +0.2 +1.8 -1.6 #171

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

Where the number comes from
Incarnate Word offense vs Northern Arizona defense+5.3 pts
Northern Arizona offense vs Incarnate Word defense+5.4 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 864 mi
Altitude · context only1,897 m higher than the visitor's home elevation
Rest · context onlyAway team on 7 more days rest

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.