2021 Week 1 (1-6 Sep) Forecast for College Football Division IA & IAA

                                                                   ave score ROUNDED
rank projected winning team         rank projected losing team     TO NEAREST 3.5 POINTS
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70-80% chance of victory:

  30 Arizona State             over  220 Southern Utah              52.5 to 17.5
  16 Auburn                    over  238 Akron                      56.0 to 10.5
  17 James Madison             over  249 Morehead State             70.0 to 17.5
  51 Pittsburgh                over  244 Massachusetts              59.5 to 17.5

60-70% chance of victory:

  68 Ball State                over  209 Western Illinois           49.0 to 28.0
  53 Buffalo                   over  236 Wagner                     49.0 to 24.5
  33 Central Florida           over   46 Boise State                49.0 to 42.0
  44 Coastal Carolina          over  183 The Citadel                45.5 to 28.0
 165 Florida International     over  251 Long Island                49.0 to 31.5
 113 Maine                     over  143 Delaware                   38.5 to 31.5
   2 Ohio State                over   35 Minnesota                  52.5 to 35.0
  48 Appalachian State         over  123 East Carolina              45.5 to 31.5
  83 Eastern Washington        over  187 Nevada - Las Vegas         52.5 to 35.0
  66 North Carolina State      over  149 South Florida              45.5 to 28.0
  92 Rutgers                   over  151 Temple                     38.5 to 31.5
 169 Samford                   over  213 Tennessee Tech             52.5 to 42.0
  54 Tennessee                 over  242 Bowling Green              56.0 to 17.5
 157 Tennessee - Chattanooga   over  181 Austin Peay                35.0 to 28.0
  55 Tulsa                     over  103 California - Davis         38.5 to 31.5
  15 Utah                      over   85 Weber State                42.0 to 24.5
 132 Youngstown State          over  225 Incarnate Word             52.5 to 31.5
  74 Colorado                  over  222 Northern Colorado          49.0 to 24.5
  69 South Dakota State        over  126 Colorado State             45.5 to 31.5
 146 South Dakota              over  164 Kansas                     45.5 to 38.5
 104 Duke                      over  154 North Carolina - Charlot   42.0 to 35.0
  28 Northwestern              over   79 Michigan State             35.0 to 21.0
  36 Wake Forest               over  194 Old Dominion               52.5 to 24.5
  62 Air Force                 over  218 Lafayette                  42.0 to 21.0
 167 South Carolina State      over  227 Alabama A&M                38.5 to 31.5
  61 Arkansas                  over  142 Rice                       42.0 to 28.0
  57 Boston College            over  198 Colgate                    45.5 to 24.5
  64 California                over   94 Nevada - Reno              35.0 to 28.0
  14 Cincinnati                over  127 Miami - Ohio               49.0 to 21.0
 153 Holy Cross                over  254 Connecticut                42.0 to 14.0
 174 Dayton                    over  219 Robert Morris              49.0 to 38.5
  97 Sacramento State          over  245 Dixie State                66.5 to 49.0
   8 Florida                   over  128 Florida Atlantic           49.0 to 21.0
 203 Georgetown                over  240 Marist                     38.5 to 24.5
 102 Georgia Southern          over  235 Gardner - Webb             49.0 to 24.5
  70 Army                      over  120 Georgia State              38.5 to 31.5
 107 Georgia Tech              over  156 Northern Illinois          42.0 to 31.5
 152 North Dakota              over  192 Idaho State                38.5 to 35.0
  67 Illinois                  over  125 Texas - San Antonio        38.5 to 28.0
 129 Illinois State            over  250 Butler                     45.5 to 17.5
   6 Iowa                      over   18 Indiana                    35.0 to 28.0
  13 Iowa State                over  106 Northern Iowa              38.5 to 21.0
  39 Kentucky                  over  221 Northeast Louisiana        52.5 to 21.0
  95 Villanova                 over  216 Lehigh                     45.5 to 31.5
  72 Liberty                   over  197 Campbell                   49.0 to 28.0
  91 Memphis                   over  159 Nicholls State             42.0 to 31.5
  32 Michigan                  over   99 Western Michigan           52.5 to 35.0
 117 Monmouth                  over  188 Middle Tennessee State     49.0 to 38.5
  45 Mississippi State         over  139 Louisiana Tech             45.5 to 24.5
  41 Missouri                  over  108 Central Michigan           45.5 to 31.5
  86 Towson                    over  234 Morgan State               49.0 to 24.5
  12 Brigham Young             over  122 Arizona                    49.0 to 28.0
  93 Nebraska                  over  204 Fordham                    42.0 to 24.5
   3 Clemson                   over    5 Georgia                    42.0 to 35.0
   1 Alabama                   over   31 Miami - Florida            52.5 to 28.0
  24 North Dakota State        over  110 Albany                     45.5 to 24.5
  26 Oklahoma State            over  202 Missouri State             52.5 to 21.0
  21 Oregon                    over   63 Fresno State               38.5 to 24.5
 160 Rhode Island              over  230 Bryant                     45.5 to 31.5
 141 Richmond                  over  253 Howard                     52.5 to 24.5
 180 Sacred Heart              over  229 Bucknell                   38.5 to 24.5
 124 San Diego                 over  170 California Poly            49.0 to 31.5
  73 San Diego State           over  256 New Mexico State           45.5 to  7.0
  78 South Carolina            over  215 Eastern Illinois           45.5 to 21.0
 150 Southeast Louisiana       over  211 North Alabama              49.0 to 35.0
  22 Southern California       over   76 San Jose State             45.5 to 28.0
  65 Southern Methodist        over  210 Abilene Christian          52.5 to 31.5
 189 Stephen F. Austin         over  247 Tarleton State             59.5 to 49.0
  11 Texas                     over   50 Louisiana - Lafayette      49.0 to 31.5
  10 Texas A&M                 over  112 Kent State                 56.0 to 28.0
  34 Texas Christian           over  195 Duquesne                   49.0 to 21.0
  43 Baylor                    over  147 Texas State - San Marcos   45.5 to 31.5
 105 Toledo                    over  212 Norfolk State              45.5 to 31.5
 115 Troy State                over  185 Southern                   38.5 to 31.5
   4 Oklahoma                  over   49 Tulane                     52.5 to 35.0
 135 Vanderbilt                over  196 East Tennessee State       35.0 to 28.0
  42 Virginia                  over  136 William & Mary             42.0 to 28.0
 207 Davidson                  over  226 Virginia Military          45.5 to 42.0
  25 Washington                over   60 Montana                    42.0 to 31.5
  40 Washington State          over  155 Utah State                 52.5 to 31.5
 176 Eastern Kentucky          over  233 Western Carolina           42.0 to 31.5
   9 Wisconsin                 over   20 Penn State                 38.5 to 28.0
   7 Notre Dame                over   89 Florida State              45.5 to 31.5
 182 Florida A&M               over  237 Jackson State              42.0 to 31.5
 178 Grambling                 over  217 Tennessee State            42.0 to 35.0

50-60% chance of victory:

  84 Alabama - Birmingham      over  148 Jacksonville State         35.0 to 31.5
 162 New Mexico                over  172 Houston Baptist            49.0 to 42.0
 158 Northern Arizona          over  177 Sam Houston State          42.0 to 42.0
 130 Southern Illinois         over  140 Southeast Missouri State   35.0 to 35.0
 133 Stony Brook               over  119 New Hampshire              28.0 to 28.0
 116 Eastern Michigan          over  184 Saint Francis - Pennsylv   38.5 to 35.0
  23 North Carolina            over   52 Virginia Tech              45.5 to 42.0
 121 Central Arkansas          over  131 Arkansas State             45.5 to 45.5
  19 Louisiana State           over   27 California - Los Angeles   38.5 to 38.5
 100 Wofford                   over  114 Elon                       31.5 to 31.5
 111 Furman                    over   96 North Carolina A&T         35.0 to 35.0
  37 West Virginia             over   81 Maryland                   38.5 to 31.5
  87 Marshall                  over  145 Navy                       31.5 to 24.5
 186 North Texas               over  224 Northwestern State         49.0 to 45.5
  38 Stanford                  over   59 Kansas State               38.5 to 35.0
  77 Texas Tech                over   88 Houston                    42.0 to 42.0
 101 Ohio                      over  109 Syracuse                   38.5 to 35.0
  58 Purdue                    over   56 Oregon State               45.5 to 42.0
 168 South Alabama             over  179 Southern Mississippi       38.5 to 31.5
 137 Texas - El Paso           over  208 Bethune - Cookman          28.0 to 24.5
  75 Montana State             over   98 Wyoming                    31.5 to 28.0
 171 Portland State            over  173 Hawaii                     35.0 to 35.0
  29 Mississippi               over   47 Louisville                 45.5 to 42.0

NOTE: the above scores are rounded to the nearest 3.5 points. Exact predicted scores are not released until after game time

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