Sagarin says

[westnodak93bison]

NDSU 69.9 UNI 68.45 plus 3 for us as the home team so Bizon by 4.45. I'll take it!

[CAS4127]

NDSU 69.9 UNI 68.45 plus 3 for us as the home team so Bizon by 4.45. I'll take it!

I will bet a free meal at PL's "bar and 'grill'" the margin ain't that!! What say u?!

[imabison]

I will bet a free meal at PL's "bar and 'grill'" the margin ain't that!! What say u?!

I know that UNI coaches will have watched the SDSU and Missouri State games, and saw the scores and near scores on the pass plays
to the right side of the field to open receivers. NDSU MUST correct that as 1 TD or even a FG could be make a huge difference.

Lets Go Bison. Lets Go Bison..

[westnodak93bison]

I will bet a free meal at PL's "bar and 'grill'" the margin ain't that!! What say u?!

Yeah I tend to agree. However, there is no better predictor than Sagarin that I know of. The way I look at it we have lost three in a row so we are due for a win.

[Buffalo Bill]

Yeah I tend to agree. However, there is no better predictor than Sagarin that I know of. The way I look at it we have lost three in a row so we are due for a win.

I'm guessing you like the FBS too? I bet you guys wish this was played on paper. We will get you by 15 points.

[bisonaudit]

I'm guessing you like the FBS too? I bet you guys wish this was played on paper. We will get you by 15 points.

Get your ass to Fargo. Offering a line like that you'd run every book maker out of town overnight.

[Hammersmith]

Good morning everyone. The MVFC now has the top-2 FCS spots in the Sagarin predictor rankings with NDSU at number 59 overall and UNI at 68. The rest of the top-5 are Georgia Southern at 73, Wofford at 76, and SHSU at 86. Montana State is just outside the top-5 at number 87.

Within our schedule, Youngstown State continues its rise to become one of the tougher games on our schedule. Minnesota's surprising win over Iowa has helped them climb from a bottom-third MVFC team to midpack.

Conference-wise, not a lot of movement. The Big Sky and CAA swapped spots on the bottom of the top-5, and the gap between the MVFC and SoCon is continuing to shrink.

Week 9

			rate   predict  actual	 diff
59  North Dakota State	71.24
68  Northern Iowa	69.42  + 4.46  + 8.00	+3.54
105 Illinois State	61.76  +12.12  +10.00   -2.12
114 Youngstown State	59.75  +14.13  
115 Indiana State	59.40  + 9.20  
117 Minnesota		58.85  + 9.75  +13.00   +3.25
154 Southern Illinois	52.58  +16.02  + 6.00  -10.02
165 South Dakota State	50.26  +18.34  +24.00	+5.66
175 Missouri State	47.66  +26.22  +30.00	+3.78
192 Western Illinois	43.97  +24.63  
196 Lafayette		43.44  +30.44  +36.00   +5.56
233 Saint Francis-Pa	29.79  +44.09  +53.00   +8.91

Week 8

			rate   predict  actual	 diff
61  Wofford		70.32
66  Georgia Southern	69.99
67  North Dakota State	69.90
75  Northern Iowa	68.45  + 4.59  
106 Illinois State	60.90  +12.14  +10.00   -2.14
122 Indiana State	58.88  + 7.88  
135 Youngstown State	57.24  +15.80  
141 Minnesota		56.27  +10.49  +13.00   +2.51
157 Southern Illinois	52.31  +14.45  + 6.00   -8.45
174 Missouri State	49.02  +24.02  +30.00	+5.98
176 South Dakota State	48.76  +18.00  +24.00	+6.00
181 Lafayette		47.51  +25.53  +36.00  +10.47
193 Western Illinois	45.55  +21.21  
237 Saint Francis-Pa	28.06  +44.98  +53.00   +8.02

Conference

Week 9
1. SoCn	58.73
2. GWC	58.25
3. MVFC	57.27
4. BSC	56.05
5. CAA	53.86

Week 8
1. SoCn	59.94
2. GWC	59.25
3. MVFC	56.42
4. CAA	55.28
5. BSC	54.67

[A1pigskin]

I've never really understood Sagarin but I am going to now.

[bisonaudit]

I've never really understood Sagarin but I am going to now.

Check out a little book by Wayne Winston called Mathletics. He and Sagarin are colleges and there's a fair bit of discussion about his techniques in the book.

[A1pigskin]

Check out a little book by Wayne Winston called Mathletics. He and Sagarin are colleges and there's a fair bit of discussion about his techniques in the book.

will do. thanks.