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Weber State

· 1-2 (1-0) · power -6.5 · #256
Our numberWEB -0.8 no book has priced this game

Northern Colorado

· 0-3 (0-1) · power -10.0 · #295
Final WEB 30 · UNCO 29 ML L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineUNCO to win logged live now: WEB to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 48%

Our number: UNCO by 3.2 — UNCO to win.

Projected score 30–30 WEB – UNCO
2026-08-28 · 9:00 PM Nottingham Field · Greeley, CO Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Weber State lead 11–1 · 12 meetings since 2006
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 29 ranks apart
Weber State Wildcats #165 rush offense Northern Colorado Bears #194 run defense
Pass game edge Northern Colorado Bears 147 ranks
Weber State Wildcats #249 pass offense Northern Colorado Bears #102 pass defense
Run game even 31 ranks apart
Northern Colorado Bears #216 rush offense Weber State Wildcats #247 run defense
Pass game edge Weber State Wildcats 59 ranks
Northern Colorado Bears #196 pass offense Weber State Wildcats #137 pass defense
Weber State Wildcats Balanced · 58% run Ball-control Northern Colorado Bears Balanced · 52% 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
Weber State Wildcats
WR Noah Kjar 22 rec · 385 yds · 6 TD #2 WR
LB Teni Worthen 25 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #52 LB
LB Zach Smith 10 tkl #59 LB
P Henry Way 13 punts · 45.4 yd avg #13 P
Northern Colorado Bears
DB Franky Morales 18 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT #91 DB
DL Dominic Butts 10 tkl · 4.0 TFL #122 DL
DL Blake Weslin 8 tkl · 1.0 TFL #192 DL
DL Ezra Ekuban 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #226 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
Weber State Wildcats -6.5 +3.4 -9.9 #256
Northern Colorado Bears -10.0 -8.0 -2.0 #295

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

Where the number comes from
Weber State offense vs Northern Colorado defense+5.4 pts
Northern Colorado offense vs Weber State defense+1.9 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.