Hanover's nine-game run over Bluffton projected to reach double digits

Hanover has won nine straight meetings in this series, and Bluffton has not beaten the Panthers since October 2017, a stretch that has left Hanover leading the all-time series 16-3 in 19 meetings since 2007. Nothing in this year's numbers suggests that trend is due to break.

Hanover enters at 5-2 and graded A- overall, with a B+ offense and an A- defense, sitting 41st in Division III. The Panthers climbed as high as 23rd in Division III this season, the highest Versus has ever placed the program, and they have now posted a winning record in four straight seasons. Bluffton, by contrast, is 2-5 and graded C- across the board, ranked 156th overall with an offense at 161st and a defense at 171st in Division III.

Bluffton has lost five of its last seven games, a skid that has left the Beavers near the bottom of the Division III ranks on both sides of the ball. Versus projects a 42-10 result in Hanover's favor, with the Panthers given a 96 percent chance to win this Heartland matchup that counts fully in the conference standings.