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Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1-0 · #187 Elo
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Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Navy Midshipmen
1-0 · #38 Elo
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The read

On rating alone Navy Midshipmen are 14.4 points better (#38 vs #187 of 240), and NAVY add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the third down & red zone: NAVY third-down conversion ranks #4, TLSA defends it at #109; the other way TLSA #88 into NAVY's #66.

Who has the edge

Rating
Clear edge
NAVY
NAVY rated 14.4 points better on Elo (#38 vs #187).
Home & rest
Even
NAVY gets 0.0 points for home field.
Passing game
Clear edge
NAVY
NAVY passing ranks #9, TLSA defends it at #84; the other way TLSA #113 into NAVY's #118.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Clear edge
NAVY
NAVY rushing ranks #6, TLSA defends it at #47; the other way TLSA #100 into NAVY's #75.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Clear edge
NAVY
NAVY third-down conversion ranks #4, TLSA defends it at #109; the other way TLSA #88 into NAVY's #66.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
NAVY
NAVY +27.0 per game over the last five, TLSA +14.0.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
No line yet.
context · not in the margin

The margin, factor by factor

Tulsa Golden HurricaneNavy Midshipmen
1376 Elo · #187
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
NAVY +14.4 pts
1636 Elo · #38
road
Home field
not priced
home
Rest
even
−8.9 pts vs NAVY D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
NAVY +13.6 pts
+4.7 pts vs TLSA D
W · +14.0
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
NAVY +6.5 pts
W · +27.0
MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced

Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).

Dissect the matchup

CollegeFootballData, garbage time excluded · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)

Biggest mismatches

  • NAVY havoc rate faced (#3) against a TLSA defense ranked #122 at stopping it
  • NAVY third-down conversion (#4) against a TLSA defense ranked #109 at stopping it
  • NAVY yards / pass attempt (#6) against a TLSA defense ranked #88 at stopping it
  • TLSA interception rate (#33) against a NAVY defense ranked #113 at stopping it
  • NAVY passing ppa / play (#9) against a TLSA defense ranked #84 at stopping it

A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane offense vs Navy Midshipmen defense

ranks of 135
TLSA offNAVY defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced47%46%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).68%69%·
Plays / game7560·
Possession / game28:3427:23·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.15#113+0.37#118·
Pass success rate38%#10444%#102·
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.1.47#1031.63#103·
Yards / pass attempt6.5#1038.0#115·
Completion %59%#10164%#101·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced1.7%#331.6%#113TLSA
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.05#100+0.11#75·
Rush success rate42%#8739%#26NAVY
Rush explosiveness1.03#471.06#113TLSA
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.2.87#782.85#59·
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.23%#12418%#80NAVY
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.60%#12876%#102·
Yards / rush4.4#704.1#59·
Situational
Standard-down PPA+0.04#106+0.17#111·
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.26#86+0.30#71·
Third-down conversion38%#8839%#66·
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.3.34#1054.20#115·
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.17.0%#10312.5%#123·
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.58#1071.15#87·

Navy Midshipmen offense vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane defense

ranks of 135
NAVY offTLSA defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced23%43%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).77%71%·
Plays / game6272·
Possession / game32:3731:26·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.46#9+0.28#84NAVY
Pass success rate42%#5844%#100NAVY
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.2.01#31.52#51NAVY
Yards / pass attempt9.3#67.4#88NAVY
Completion %58%#10764%#90·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced3.8%#1152.9%#44TLSA
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.28#6+0.06#47NAVY
Rush success rate52%#442%#65NAVY
Rush explosiveness1.06#320.94#57·
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.3.45#52.92#75NAVY
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.11%#118%#76NAVY
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.81%#1367%#36·
Yards / rush5.8#34.3#73NAVY
Situational
Standard-down PPA+0.23#15+0.09#71NAVY
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.52#8+0.28#65NAVY
Third-down conversion52%#443%#109NAVY
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.4.22#283.78#78NAVY
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.9.2%#312.7%#122NAVY
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.08#430.92#113NAVY

Season

TLSANAVY
1-0Record1-0
24.0Points for / game42.0
10.0Points against / game15.0
1-0 / 0-0Home / road1-0 / 0-0
1-0Against the spread0-1
0-1Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean.1-0
WLast 5W

Power ratings

TLSANAVY
1376Elo1636
#187 of 240Rank#38 of 240
−1.7Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted.+4.7
−0.0Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good.+7.2
1283Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season.1421

Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.

Advanced

TLSANAVY
SP+ (this season)Bill Connelly's SP+ rating, points above average.+1.2
0.113Offense PPA / playPredicted points added per play, garbage time excluded (CFBD).0.298
0.148Defense PPA / playPPA allowed per play — lower is better.0.210
40% / 43%Success rate (off / def)49% / 41%
1.26 / 1.20Explosiveness (off / def)1.24 / 1.34
Talent composite247Sports team talent composite for the current roster.196
Returning production14%

Advanced stats are from 2025 until this season has about three games. Source: CollegeFootballData.

Head to head

2025NAVY 42 at TLSA 23NAVY · NAVY covered

How the margin was built

Rating gap
NAVY +14.4 pts
Home field
NAVY +— pts
Rest
Even
Weather / roof
— pts on the total
Model margin
Model total

Market

Spread
Total
Moneyline

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Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.