Betting
Our model — cards
| Team | Spread | Points | Win% | vs book |
|---|
| MASS away | +2.5 | — | 44.0% | — |
| BGSU home | -2.5 | — | 56.0% | — |
| Total | no total model | | | |
FEI — bcftoys.com
Nothing to show for this game.
"Points" is the implied score for each side: a spread and a total are the margin and the sum, so solving them back out says what each team is expected to score. A favourite is shown negative, the way a book quotes it. "vs book" is that model's line for the team minus the book's, so a plus means the model makes them the weaker side. Our cards are EA College Football 27 launch ratings rolled up; the gap between two teams is multiplied by a scale fitted on this season's results (real margins have run about 1.8 times the raw gap), plus 2.5 points of home field; the win chance comes from how far 7,877 FBS results landed from a line. FEI is Brian Fremeau's projection, shown as a reference only: measured on his own results pages it went 49.9% against the spread over 3,101 games (2022–25), and the pickers never see it. Neither model has shown it beats a closing line.
Team ratings
| Points vs an average FBS team | MASS | BGSU |
|---|
| Offence (cards) | -5.4125th | -6.0127th |
| Defence (cards) | -1.9114th | -1.3103rd |
| Card team rating | -7.3122nd | -7.3123rd |
| SP+ (CFBD's rating, theirs) | -6.293rd | -26.4136th |
| FEI (bcftoys.com, theirs) | -1.0130th | -0.9126th |
| F+ (FEI + SP+, theirs) | -1.0115th | -1.6132nd |
| Card line | BGSU -2.5 (the gap ×1.87, fitted on 215 games, plus 2.5 home field) |
| Returning production | -57% | -6% |
Cards are EA College Football 27's Week 3 Ratings (EA re-rates weekly; we take the newest) with CFBD's measured stats shown beside them; the team rating rolls EA's starters up with the NFL position weights, unmeasured for college. SP+ is opponent-adjusted; ours is not yet.
Quarterbacks
William "Pop" Watson III MASSnot rated by EA · SR
Points added per play—
Completion—
TD–INT—
Pass attempts, median game—
Pass yards, median game—
Rush yards, median game—
Games this season0
Team throws per game19.2
Jay Kastantin BGSU73 ▲3 overall · Junior
Points added per play0.101
Completion63.7%
TD–INT2-2
Pass attempts, median game23
Pass yards, median game110
Rush yards, median game6
Games this season4
Team throws per game24.0
The starter comes from the maintained depth chart (cfbdepth.com). The rating is EA College Football 27's Week 3 Ratings (EA re-rates weekly; we take the newest); everything under it is what CFBD has measured this season, as a median game rather than a total so a man who missed time is not shrunk.
Against the number
| Team | ATS | Cover% | vs spread | O/U | vs total |
|---|
| MASS away | 3-1 | 75% | +15.9 | 1-3 | -3.3 |
| BGSU home | 1-3 | 25% | -10.8 | 2-2 | -3.0 |
Against DraftKings' closing number, this season. A record of what happened and nothing more — cover rates do not predict, which is why the pickers never see them.
Streak trends
No 4+ streak in any split for either side.
Cover, win/loss and over/under streaks in every split (home, away, favourite, underdog, division, primetime, big favourite), counted against the closing line. Measured over every FBS season on file: cover and over/under streaks revert (fade 6+); college win/loss streaks tell you nothing against the spread (50%), so they are shown here but the picker ignores them. These never reach the pickers' bundle; the "streak" row on the picks board bets on its own.
Venue, weather, rest and travel
Built when the game's bundle is (Doyt L. Perry Stadium).
Who is out (reported)
No news read for this game yet.
Covers.com injury tags
| Team | Player | Status | Since | Note |
|---|
| BGSU | I. Dawson WR | questionable Undisclosed | Sun, Sep 27 | Dawson is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will suit up against Miami on Saturday, October 3th. |
| BGSU | A. Clay WR | out Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 26 | Clay is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season. |