
North Dakota State
7–2 · Ours #49Our rank on the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
27–18Our projected score

Hawai'i
2–6 · Ours #105Our rank on the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
Win chanceHow often each team wins the game outright when we play it out thousands of times from our line.
NDSU 72%
NDSU 72%SpreadThe betting line right now: the middle of the sportsbooks we track, updated through the day.—oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. NDSU −9.4
TotalThe betting line right now: the middle of the sportsbooks we track, updated through the day.—oursOur computer's projected combined score for both teams, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. 45.3
Our call · No priceNeither DraftKings nor FanDuel is offering our side at our number right now, so there is no price to judge.—
Quarterbackslast game's starter · most dropbacks in each team's last game

Nathan HayesSenior · 8 starts this year
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: passes, sacks (college play-by-play logs scrambles as runs). The rank is among the 128 FBS passers with 15+ dropbacks per team game.
- +0.0972nd
- Comp %
- 62.8
- TD
- 12
- Turnovers
- 77 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 9

Hawai'i
No passer on record this season
The matchupeach offense against the defense it faces · FBS rank in the colored cell
Hawai'ioffense | Defense edge · 5 of 5 | defenseNorth Dakota State![]() | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101st | +0.02 | Overall efficiencyEfficiencyExpected points added per play. FBS average: +0.08. | −0.14 | 6th |
| 99th | 40.7% | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that keep the offense on schedule. FBS average: 43.3%. | 36.1% | 21st |
| 82nd | +0.04 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback. FBS average: +0.09. | −0.29 | 2nd |
| 113th | −0.03 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run. FBS average: +0.07. | −0.03 | 39th |
| 116th | 10.6% | Big playsBig playsShare of plays gaining 20+ yards passing or 10+ rushing. FBS average: 12.7%. | 11.2% | 64th |
North Dakota Stateoffense | Defense edge · 3 of 5 | defenseHawai'i![]() | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104th | +0.01 | Overall efficiencyEfficiencyExpected points added per play. FBS average: +0.08. | +0.10 | 98th |
| 111th | 39.7% | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that keep the offense on schedule. FBS average: 43.3%. | 43.9% | 102nd |
| 75th | +0.06 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback. FBS average: +0.09. | +0.16 | 108th |
| 117th | −0.04 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run. FBS average: +0.07. | +0.06 | 81st |
| 64th | 12.7% | Big playsBig playsShare of plays gaining 20+ yards passing or 10+ rushing. FBS average: 12.7%. | 13.1% | 97th |
Team stats
Hawai'iHAW | North Dakota StateNDSU | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Special teamsSpecial teams expected points added per game. | +0.657th | +4.93rd |
| Field positionAverage starting field position against the opponent's, in yards. | +0.770th | +1.063rd |
| Drives & pace | ||
| Scoring chancesShare of drives that reach the opponent's 40. | 46%96th | 51%68th |
| Points per chancePoints scored per drive that reaches the opponent's 40. | 3.29117th | 3.7390th |
| Time of possession | 29:0063rd | 31:1226th |
| Plays per game | 7117th | 6577th |
| Turnovers & havoc | ||
| Turnover margin | +1 | +11 |
| Giveaways – takeaways | 12 – 13 | 13 – 24 |
| Havoc rateShare of defensive plays with a sack, tackle for loss, interception or forced fumble. | 12.6%99th | 17.8%13th |
Season so far
North Dakota State7–2 · 124th-hardest schedule
W
vs Jacksonville State33–7covered −6.5
vs Jacksonville State33–7covered −6.5Wvs Fordham38–0missed −41.5
W
at Air Force38–32covered −2
at Air Force38–32covered −2W
at Sacramento State31–10missed −25
at Sacramento State31–10missed −25W
vs Wyoming28–0covered −17
vs Wyoming28–0covered −17L
at UNLV7–13missed −2.5
at UNLV7–13missed −2.5W
vs Nevada31–17missed −14.5
vs Nevada31–17missed −14.5L
at New Mexico16–21missed +4.5
at New Mexico16–21missed +4.5W
vs UTEP31–7covered −23.5
vs UTEP31–7covered −23.5
Hawai'i2–6 · 128th-hardest schedule
L
at Stanford27–37missed +4.5
at Stanford27–37missed +4.5L
vs UNLV6–21missed +2.5
vs UNLV6–21missed +2.5W
vs New Mexico State29–19covered −7.5
vs New Mexico State29–19covered −7.5L
at Wyoming10–27missed −2
at Wyoming10–27missed −2L
vs San José State16–20missed −3
vs San José State16–20missed −3L
at Arizona State12–30covered +21
at Arizona State12–30covered +21L
vs New Mexico10–21covered +14.5
vs New Mexico10–21covered +14.5W
at Northern Illinois56–21covered −3
at Northern Illinois56–21covered −3Model cfb_scratch · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Oct 27, 7:26 AM EDT · freezes at kickoff and grades as-is