Ferris State's unbeaten run finds its closest test yet at Grand Valley State

Versus gives Ferris State a 60 percent chance to win at Grand Valley State, with the model settling on a 31-27 final and a four-point margin, about as tight a projection as this conference will produce all season. The Bulldogs carry a perfect 6-0 record, the best mark in college football, and a 36-game winning streak into the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup, backed by A+ grades across offense, defense and power and a Division II rank of 10.

Grand Valley State is no pushover despite sitting 26 spots behind Ferris State in the Division II rankings at No. 36. The Lakers match Ferris State grade for grade, A+ in power, offense and defense, and have won four of their six games this season by 21 points or more. Their one blemish has come alongside a steep fall of 28 spots in the rankings, from No. 8 to No. 36, even with a 5-1 record intact.

Both programs carry strength of schedule ranks near the bottom of Division II, 123rd for Ferris State and 122nd for Grand Valley State, so neither resume has been tested by much outside this league. That makes the head to head history notable on its own: Ferris State leads the all time series 13-10 and has taken seven of the last ten meetings. This game counts in the GLIAC standings, and Versus projects the Bulldogs to keep their streak alive by the smallest of margins.