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Week 1 · 2025 season

North Dakota @ Kansas State

Graded and filed. All four markets are below.

The verdict

SAT, AUG 30 · FINAL · BILL SNYDER FAMILY STADIUM
North Dakota5%
Kansas State6-695%
North DakotaNATL RANKKSU
n/ano rank
Overall rating
no rank0.3
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Offense rating
no rank0.3
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Defense rating
no rank0.1
n/ano rank
Pace
no rank-4.9
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Returning PPA
no rank69%
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Power rank
17th#17
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Recruiting rank
35th#35

Cell color follows national rank:top 4091st or worse.

Open total56.5
Model total56.6
NO BADGE THIS GAME

RATINGS AS OF: KSU wk 17 · RANKS PRINTED IN EVERY TINTED CELL

Model margin (home)
+35.7
Open spread
-27.0
Close spread
-27.5
Close total
55.5

Graded, all four markets

Every market grades against the close. The edge is the only one we badge as a pick; the other three ride along for calibration.

North Dakota35
FINALBill Snyder Family Stadium
KSU38
  • WinKansas StateWIN HIT
  • ATSKansas StateATS MISS
  • TotalsOVER 55.5TOTAL HIT
  • Edgeno badgePASS
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

The totals edge compares the model's total to the opening number. A gap of 3 or more points earns the badge, and it's the only pick on the card. Win and spread numbers are predictions we publish for the record, unbadged. The ATS lean stays tracked but unbadged: it has never beaten the closing line, even though the model beats the opener by about half a point of line value.

All four markets grade against the closing line once the game goes final. The full ledger lives on the track record.

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