#136

Massachusetts Minutemen

Mid-American · 0-12

Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium · 17,000 seats

Massachusetts Minutemen rank #136 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.143 points per play (Elo 1111), a 0-12 record in the Mid-American, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 3-9 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.143
#136 of 136
Elo
1111
Off EPA/play
-0.099
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.091
lower is better
Off success
-0.048
Def success
+0.041
Off explosive
-0.021
Def explosive
+0.014
Rush EPA
-0.068
offense
Pass EPA
-0.128
offense
Pts / drive
1.23
9.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.85
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Massachusetts's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.051

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production76%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-1.06σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+6.0 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

AJ Hairston4 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

0.00-0.14Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsTempleL 1042-6.2+2.5L
2vsBryantL 2627-16.5-15.5L
3@IowaL 747-29.0-35.5L
5@MissouriL 642-35.4-44.5W
6vsWestern MichiganL 321+8.3+12.5L
7@Kent StateL 642+1.9-1.5L
8vsBuffaloL 2128+18.8+16.5W
9@Central MichiganL 1338-18.5-16.5L
11@AkronL 1044-15.5-12.5L
12vsNorthern IllinoisL 345+15.8+9.5L
13@OhioL 1442-34.7-33.5W
14vsBowling GreenL 1445+12.4+14.0L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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