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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Valparaiso
Crusaders
Pioneer
15
27% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Drake
Bulldogs
Pioneer
31
73% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Drake by 15.96
TOTAL POINTS
46
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Valparaiso
Drake
|
62
D-
|
Overall |
90
A-
|
|
61
D-
|
Power |
77
C+
|
|
61
D-
|
Offensive |
72
C-
|
|
61
D-
|
Defensive |
87
B
|
|
67
D+
|
SoS (Current) |
70
C-
|
|
67
D+
|
SoS (Future) |
70
C-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Valparaiso
Drake
| 516 | Overall | 182 |
| 384 | Power | 219 |
| 402 | Offensive | 271 |
| 381 | Defensive | 182 |
| 275 | SoS (Current) | 260 |
| 275 | SoS (Future) | 260 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Valparaiso
Drake
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-10 (16.7%) |
Overall |
8-4 (66.7%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Away |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-3 (0%) |
|
0-9 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Valparaiso
Drake
| #517 Stetson | Best Win | #184 San Diego |
| #359 Morehead St | Worst Loss | #249 St Thomas MN |
| 57 pts vs #701 Virginia U-Lynchburg | Largest MOV | 45 pts vs #523 Davidson |
| 51 pts vs #123 North Dakota | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #87 South Dakota |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Valparaiso
Drake
| 20.3 | Points per Game | 25.3 |
| 35.6 | Points Against | 17.7 |
| 26 | Home PPG | 31.4 |
| 25.3 | Home PA | 7.4 |
| 14.7 | Away PPG | 21 |
| 45.8 | Away PA | 25 |
| 76-64 | Opponent Record | 81-70 |
| 312.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 276.9 |
| L 9 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Valparaiso
Drake
| Nov 22 at Butler (6-6) L 20-27 | Nov 29 at South Dakota (10-5) L 17-38 |
| Nov 15 vs Stetson (3-9) W 32-31 | Nov 22 vs Morehead St (6-6) W 17-10 |
| Nov 8 vs San Diego (8-4) L 27-43 | Nov 15 at Dayton (7-4) W 14-6 |
| Nov 1 at Presbyterian (10-2) L 14-43 | Nov 8 vs St Thomas MN (7-5) L 13-20 |
| Oct 25 vs Morehead St (6-6) L 13-17 | Nov 1 at Butler (6-6) W 24-19 |
| Oct 18 at St Thomas MN (7-5) L 17-55 | Oct 25 at Marist (5-7) W 31-17 |
| Oct 11 vs Dayton (7-4) L 10-41 | Oct 18 vs Davidson (2-10) W 45-0 |
| Oct 4 at Drake (8-4) L 0-41 | Oct 11 at San Diego (8-4) W 19-16 |
| Sep 20 at North Dakota (8-6) L 7-58 | Oct 4 vs Valparaiso (2-10) W 41-0 |
| Sep 13 at Western Illinois (4-8) L 30-51 | Sep 20 at South Dakota (10-5) L 21-42 |
| Sep 6 vs Adrian (8-2) L 7-10 | Sep 13 at South Dakota St (9-5) L 21-37 |
| Aug 30 vs Virginia U-Lynchburg (1-8) W 67-10 | Aug 28 vs Upper Iowa (9-3) W 41-7 |
