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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Nelson
Lions
SAC
27
40% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Wayland Baptist
Pioneers
SAC
33
60% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Wayland Baptist by 6.43
TOTAL POINTS
60
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Nelson
Wayland Baptist
|
70
D+
|
Overall |
76
C
|
|
66
D
|
Power |
71
C-
|
|
65
D
|
Offensive |
77
C
|
|
66
D
|
Defensive |
70
D+
|
|
79
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
60
D-
|
|
79
C+
|
SoS (Future) |
60
D-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Nelson
Wayland Baptist
| 650 | Overall | 570 |
| 682 | Power | 616 |
| 670 | Offensive | 578 |
| 691 | Defensive | 647 |
| 559 | SoS (Current) | 699 |
| 559 | SoS (Future) | 699 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Nelson
Wayland Baptist
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-7 (30%) |
Overall |
6-3 (66.7%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Home |
4-0 (100%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Away |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus NAIA Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
0-3 (0%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
6-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Nelson
Wayland Baptist
| #612 Langston | Best Win | #491 Howard Payne |
| #648 OK Panhandle St | Worst Loss | #396 Texas Wesleyan |
| 19 pts vs #700 Arkansas Baptist | Largest MOV | 37 pts vs #700 Arkansas Baptist |
| 54 pts vs #209 Hardin-Simmons | Largest MOD | 42 pts vs #330 Ottawa AZ |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Nelson
Wayland Baptist
| 23.8 | Points per Game | 35.1 |
| 39.8 | Points Against | 29.3 |
| 26.5 | Home PPG | 48.3 |
| 34 | Home PA | 30.5 |
| 22 | Away PPG | 24.6 |
| 43.7 | Away PA | 28.4 |
| 54-48 | Opponent Record | 39-52 |
| 482.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 543.4 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 6 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Nelson
Wayland Baptist
| Nov 15 vs Texas College (1-8) W 26-21 | Nov 15 at Texas Wesleyan (7-5) L 13-24 |
| Nov 8 vs Langston (3-7) W 52-50 | Nov 1 vs Nelson TX (3-7) W 45-27 |
| Nov 1 at Wayland Baptist (6-3) L 27-45 | Oct 25 at Arkansas Baptist (2-8) W 45-8 |
| Oct 25 at Hardin-Simmons (9-2) L 14-68 | Oct 18 vs Langston (3-7) W 42-28 |
| Oct 18 at Louisiana Christian (8-3) L 6-38 | Oct 4 vs OK Panhandle St (3-7) W 33-20 |
| Oct 11 at OK Panhandle St (3-7) L 13-34 | Sep 27 vs Texas College (1-8) W 73-47 |
| Sep 27 vs Texas Wesleyan (7-5) L 21-37 | Sep 20 at Howard Payne (4-6) W 21-18 |
| Sep 20 at Arkansas Baptist (2-8) W 59-40 | Sep 13 at Louisiana Christian (8-3) L 37-43 |
| Sep 13 vs Ottawa AZ (8-1) L 7-28 | Sep 6 at Ottawa AZ (8-1) L 7-49 |
| Aug 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene (7-4) L 13-37 |
