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Tennessee State

· 0-3 · power -19.1 · #371
Our numberAAMU -6.2 no book has priced this game

Alabama A&M

· 2-1 · power -15.8 · #354
Final TNST 3 · AAMU 30 ML L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineTNST to win logged live now: AAMU to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 63%

Our number: TNST by 7.0 — TNST to win.

Projected score 23–29 TNST – AAMU
2026-09-12 · 7:00 PM Louis Crews Stadium · Huntsville, AL Early season

The books

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Series Alabama A&M lead 5–4 · 9 meetings since 1977
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Alabama A&M Bulldogs 135 ranks
Tennessee State Tigers #265 rush offense Alabama A&M Bulldogs #130 run defense
Pass game even 6 ranks apart
Tennessee State Tigers #255 pass offense Alabama A&M Bulldogs #261 pass defense
Run game edge Tennessee State Tigers 108 ranks
Alabama A&M Bulldogs #219 rush offense Tennessee State Tigers #111 run defense
Pass game edge Tennessee State Tigers 84 ranks
Alabama A&M Bulldogs #176 pass offense Tennessee State Tigers #92 pass defense
Tennessee State Tigers Balanced · 54% run Ball-control Alabama A&M Bulldogs Balanced · 48% 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
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
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
DB Jeremiah Hudson-Davis 35 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT #10 DB
DL Kylon Roberts 17 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL #54 DL
WR Jarel Williams 16 rec · 279 yds · 2 TD #47 WR
DL Arenza Davis 12 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL #113 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
Tennessee State Tigers -19.1 -16.0 -3.0 #371
Alabama A&M Bulldogs -15.8 -5.6 -10.2 #354

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

Where the number comes from
Tennessee State offense vs Alabama A&M defense-5.8 pts
Alabama A&M offense vs Tennessee State defense-2.6 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.