Concord aims to snap Wheeling U.'s three-game series streak

Wheeling U. has owned this series lately, winning five of the last six meetings and three in a row, with Concord searching for its first win over the Cardinals since September 2023. History swings back the other way this week if Versus's model is right, with Concord favored by 5 points at home in a game that counts in the Mountain East Conference standings.

Concord enters at 6-2, its best start through eight games since 2022, and has improved its Versus power rating in each of the last four weeks while sitting as the No. 2 team in the Mountain East. The offense, graded B- and ranked 65th in D2, gives Concord an edge there, though its defense checks in at a D+ and 124th in the division, a soft spot against a Wheeling U. team that has not lost by more than 16 points all season.

Wheeling U. comes in 4-4 but just knocked off a Frostburg St team ranked well ahead of it in D2, the Cardinals' signature win of the year. Their defense, graded C+ and 93rd in D2, has kept games close all season, and given how this series has gone, Concord's favorite status will not count for much until it is proven on the field.