Whitworth looks to flip a series it has mostly lost to Redlands

The history here favors Redlands, which leads the all-time series 6-1 since 2007 and has taken six of the last seven meetings. But Versus records show no prior Whitworth win over Redlands landing on this exact date, Sep 19, so a Pirates win this week would be new ground rather than a repeat of an old pattern.

The game does not count toward either side's conference standings. Redlands plays in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Whitworth in the Northwest Conference, and this is a non-conference matchup for both. Versus ranks Whitworth 85th among Division III teams, 93 spots ahead of Redlands at 178th, and grades the Pirates a B overall against a C for the Bulldogs. Whitworth's offense grades out as a B with a B- defense, while Redlands sits at C- on offense and C+ on defense, with a defensive rank of 123 compared to Whitworth's offensive rank of 82.

Versus projects Whitworth to win 29-20 on the road, giving the Pirates a 70 percent chance of the result. That lines up with Whitworth's current run of five straight true road wins dating back to October 2025, a streak this trip would extend if the model holds. Both teams enter the week at 0-1.