Vegas Line
No market line
No total published
Model Projection
KENT -6.0
KENT 71.6% win · O/U 57.3
Value Edge
No market line
No market total to compare
Model Rationale
Preseason baseline: portal composite talent blended with the 2021–2025 archive by roster continuity.
- Phase
- Preseason baseline
- 2026 sample
- 0 games · 0%
- Historical baseline
- 100%
- Baseline margin
- KENT -2.0
- KENT: 0 portal additions / 2 departures — 2021–2025 archive weighted 94%, incoming portal talent −1.2 pts.
Wofford — Keys to Victory
1Establish the run
Kent State ranks #131 nationally allowing 278.0 rush yards per game — softer than their #131 pass defense.
2Contain Dru Deshields
Kent State's top producer this season: 27 rushing yards (QB). Their production line is the first thing Wofford has to take away.
3Protect the turnover edge
Wofford is +0 in turnover margin (0 forced, 0 lost) across 1 recorded games; Kent State sits at -1.
Kent State — Keys to Victory
1Fix the turnover margin
Kent State is -1 in turnover margin (0 forced, 1 lost) across 1 recorded games; Wofford sits at +0.
2Move the ball efficiently
Kent State averages 179.0 total yards per game (#129 nationally). No market total is published for this game yet.
Key Position Matchups
Quarterbacks
Dru DeshieldsKENT · QB
- Passing Yds
- 63
- Completion %
- 60.0%
- Yards / Attempt
- 3.1
- TD : INT
- 0 : 0
- TD/INT Ratio
- —
- Passer Rating
- 86.5
Leading Rusher
Dru DeshieldsKENT · QB
- Rushing Yds
- 27
- Carries
- 3
- Yards / Carry
- 9.0
- Rushing TD
- 0
- Long
- 26
Primary Receiver
Mason BlakemoreKENT · RB
- Receiving Yds
- 21
- Receptions
- 2
- Yards / Catch
- 10.5
- Receiving TD
- 0
- Long
- 12
Defensive Leader
Atiq MuhammadKENT · DB
- Tackles
- 7
- Solo
- 5
- Sacks
- 0.0
- TFL
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
Matchup Simulator
Starts from the CFB 360 projection for this exact game. Turnover swings are valued at 4.2 points each; pace scales the projected total against a 140-play baseline.
Simulated Winner
KENT by 6.0
Baseline KENT -6.0
Simulated Total
57.3
Baseline 57.3
Unit Edge
KENT QB
KENT Below average · WOF Below average
WOF passing vs KENT coverage
| 0.0 | Passing YPG vs Pass yards allowed / G | 367.0 |
| 0.0% | Completion % vs Yards / Target allowed | 11.1 |
| 0.0 | Yards / Attempt vs Completion % allowed | 81.8% |
| 0.00:1 | TD / INT ratio vs Sack / pressure rate | 3.0% |
| 0.000 | EPA / Pass vs Defensive EPA / Pass | 0.784 |
WOF rushing vs KENT run defense
| 0.0 | Rushing YPG vs Rush yards allowed / G | 278.0 |
| 0.0 | Yards / Carry vs Yards / Carry allowed | 7.1 |
| 0.0 | Line yards (post-contact proxy) vs Stuff rate | 6.3% |
| 0.0% | Stuffed-run rate vs Tackles for loss | 3 |
| 0.000 | EPA / Rush vs Defensive EPA / Rush | 0.682 |
KENT passing vs WOF coverage
| 0.0 | Pass yards allowed / G vs Passing YPG | 79.0 |
| 0.0 | Yards / Target allowed vs Completion % | 60.9% |
| 0.0% | Completion % allowed vs Yards / Attempt | 3.4 |
| 0.0% | Sack / pressure rate vs TD / INT ratio | 0.00:1 |
| 0.000 | Defensive EPA / Pass vs EPA / Pass | 0.030 |
Efficiency & situational
| — | Third-down conversion | 35.7% |
| 0.0 | Total yards / game | 179.0 |
| 0.0 | Yards allowed / game | 645.0 |
| 0 | Turnover margin | -1 |
Red-zone efficiency is not published in the official feed yet, so it is left out rather than estimated.