← Matchups

Albany State

· 0-1 · power -15.2 · #347

Our numberFAMU -5.0 ~~no book has priced this game~~

Florida A&M

· 1-2 · power -13.1 · #330

Final ALBA 7 · FAMU 20 ML L our logged sides, graded on the record

Our side

MoneylineALBA to win logged live now: FAMU to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 61%

Our number: ALBA by 3.0 — ALBA to win.

Projected score 23–28 ALBA – FAMU

2026-08-29 · 7:00 PM Bragg Memorial Stadium · Tallahassee, FL Early season

The books

No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.

Series Florida A&M lead 2–0 · 2 meetings since 2022

2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played

Florida A&M Rattlers Balanced · 56% run Ball-control

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all D1 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

Albany State Golden Rams

DL De'avary Weeks 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #390 DL

DL Derrick Drayton 6 tkl · 2.0 TFL #522 DL

DL Evan Wynn 4 tkl #523 DL

DL Rontavion Scott 6 tkl · 1.0 TFL #779 DL

Florida A&M Rattlers

DB Justin Bostic 10 tkl · 2 INT #44 DB

LB Denzel Johnson 14 tkl #218 LB

P Bobby Engstler 25 punts · 40.0 yd avg #39 P

DB Caleb McKenzie 4 tkl #687 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

Team	Power	Off	Def	Rank
Albany State Golden Rams	-15.2	-11.8	-3.4	#347
Florida A&M Rattlers	-13.1	-6.9	-6.2	#330

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

Where the number comes from

Albany State offense vs Florida A&M defense-5.6 pts

Florida A&M offense vs Albany State defense-3.5 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.