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Davidson

· 1-2 · power -20.9 · #381
Our numberDAY -22.8 no book has priced this game

Dayton

· 2-0 · power -1.6 · #193
Our side
MoneylineDAY to win ours 92%
Projected score 16–39 DAV – DAY
2026-11-14 · 12:00 PM Welcome Stadium · Dayton, OH Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Dayton lead 14–2 · 16 meetings since 2005
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Dayton Flyers 234 ranks
Davidson Wildcats #247 rush offense Dayton Flyers #13 run defense
Pass game edge Dayton Flyers 73 ranks
Davidson Wildcats #145 pass offense Dayton Flyers #72 pass defense
Run game edge Dayton Flyers 70 ranks
Dayton Flyers #191 rush offense Davidson Wildcats #261 run defense
Pass game edge Dayton Flyers 189 ranks
Dayton Flyers #14 pass offense Davidson Wildcats #203 pass defense
Davidson Wildcats Run-heavy · 62% run Ball-control Dayton Flyers Run-heavy · 61% 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
Davidson Wildcats
WR Jacary Lightsey 24 rec · 233 yds · 1 TD #50 WR
DL Danzel Chukwuemeka 11 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #200 DL
DL Jarmal Gilmore 11 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #223 DL
TE Jack Perozek 7 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD #51 TE
Dayton Flyers
TE Donovan Weatherly 8 rec · 110 yds · 2 TD #19 TE
DB Javawn Brooks 7 tkl · 3 INT #210 DB
DL Jace Schaefer 6 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #313 DL
DL Griffin Suren 4 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL #352 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
Davidson Wildcats -20.9 -8.4 -12.5 #381
Dayton Flyers -1.6 -3.7 +2.1 #193

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

Where the number comes from
Davidson offense vs Dayton defense-10.5 pts
Dayton offense vs Davidson defense+8.8 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.