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Kent State

Your complete Kent State season intelligence view.

Dru DeShields and seven returning offensive starters preserve last year's improvement, but defensive depth and a difficult nonconference schedule cap the ceiling.

MPR #128Projected Wins #124MAC MPR #10Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-19.7National #128
Projected Wins3.62National #124
Schedule Strength#94National SOS rank
Projected Offense18.9Points per game
Projected Defense30.6Points allowed
Point Differential-11.7Projected per game
Current Context

What Changed

Reviewed State

No Week 0 game has been played for this team. Current MPR and projected wins remain the approved preseason team state entering Week 1.

Week 0 ResultNo game
MPR-19.7 → -19.7
Projected Wins3.62 → 3.62
Model update note

No new game evidence has entered the team update gate yet.

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Outcome Range

Season Distribution

The detailed record distribution remains the certified preseason baseline until the full game-by-game probability cascade is refreshed.

Preseason Outcome ShapeBaseline distribution
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The gold bar is the baseline mode (4 wins). This component is explicitly separated from the current headline state and will switch to the refreshed distribution when the full probability cascade is updated.
Season Market Context · 2026-08-08
Preseason Comparison Layer

Market context stays separate from MPR and projected wins. This snapshot is retained as comparison context and does not define team strength.

Posted Total3.5
Effective Market3.46
Adjusted Edge+0.16
SignalNo Edge
Game by Game

2026 Schedule Matrix

Remaining game rows preserve the approved preseason game-level projection baseline until the next full schedule-probability cascade.

DateOpponentWin %Score / ResultMarginTotalConfidenceType
SEP 5South CarolinaAway · Nonconference1%Win %7–42Baseline score-34.6Margin49.6TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 12WoffordHome · Nonconference — FCS51%Win %27–26Baseline score+0.3Margin51.7TotalLowFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 19Ohio StateAway · Nonconference0%Win %4–46Baseline score-55.9Margin50.5TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 26Ball StateHome · MAC70%Win %29–21Baseline score+8.0Margin50.0TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 3OhioHome · MAC39%Win %20–25Baseline score-4.2Margin44.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 10Western MichiganAway · MAC14%Win %16–32Baseline score-16.0Margin47.8TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 17South FloridaAway · Nonconference8%Win %17–38Baseline score-21.1Margin55.1TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24AkronHome · MAC55%Win %25–23Baseline score+1.9Margin47.9TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 30Sacramento StateAway · MAC51%Win %27–26Baseline score+0.3Margin52.3TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 10Bowling GreenAway · MAC27%Win %19–28Baseline score-9.3Margin46.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 17Miami (OH)Home · MAC15%Win %15–31Baseline score-15.7Margin46.4TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 24Eastern MichiganAway · MAC30%Win %22–29Baseline score-7.7Margin51.0TotalMediumFBSOpponent
Data-vintage safeguard: current MPR and projected wins above are the approved Week 1 team-state values. Detailed distribution and remaining schedule probabilities are explicitly labeled as baseline where the full probability cascade has not yet been refreshed.
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