DePauw projected to handle Wabash by 19 in NCAC game

Versus projects a 35-16 outcome, giving DePauw an 87 percent chance to win and a projected margin of 19 points. That would be a notable result against a Wabash team that has not lost by more than 10 points in any game this season, the kind of number that usually signals a team built to keep things close no matter the opponent.

The ranks explain why Versus still leans so heavily toward the Tigers. DePauw sits 9th in Division III with an A+ grade across the board, while Wabash is 65th with a B+ overall, backed by an A- offense and an A defense of its own. Both programs carry similar strength of schedule ranks, 36 for DePauw and 37 for Wabash, so the gap in the projection is about current form rather than who each team has played.

DePauw arrives at 8-1 after climbing as high as 8th in Division III this season, its best Versus placement on record, while Wabash is 5-4. Wabash has led the series 10-8 in 18 meetings since 2007, but DePauw has won the last four meetings and Wabash has not beaten them since November 2021. The result counts in the NCAC standings for both sides.