Long Island University at Kansas

Week 1 · Sep 4Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS
Long Island UniversityFCS
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Kansas3–5+4.8 vs. avg · #52

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Pregame view lockedThe OV Line and Factors remain frozen. The market comparison uses the completed-game record below.
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Opening LineKansas -39Before any Factor adjustments This is the matchup estimate implied by the OV Ratings before any game-specific Factors. Why doesn’t OnVarsity adjust it automatically?
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Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusKansas -44.57-book consensus · observed Sep 4, 7:45 PM EDT
Why the market may differ2 FactorsOnVarsity Opening LineKansas -39Factor Adjustments~2 pts toward KansasOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineKansas -41Unexplained Gap~3.5 pts toward KansasExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineKansas -39Factor adjustment (Open)≈ Net zeroOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Kansas -39Opening Market ConsensusKansas -40.5Unexplained at open~1.5 pts toward KansasSince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)~2 pts toward KansasOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Kansas -41Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusKansas -44.5Unexplained gap~3.5 pts toward KansasExplore similar gaps Lopsided game-flow uncertainty~1 pt toward KansasAt open ~0.5 pts toward Long Island UniversityIn-week ~1.5 pts toward KansasNew QB in a developmental opener~1 pt toward Kansas

Lopsided game-flow uncertainty

~1 pt toward KansasAt open ~0.5 pts toward Long Island UniversityIn-week ~1.5 pts toward Kansas
Estimate is uncertain

Comparable games put Kansas's chance of winning by at least 28 at about 81%. Historically, the market shaded about 1.2 points toward Kansas (average-estimate range 0.3–2.3), but actual results were too noisy to treat that as a dependable OV Line adjustment.

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New QB in a developmental opener

~1 pt toward Kansas
Estimate revised after kickoff

This locked page preserves the estimate OnVarsity showed before kickoff. The study was revalidated afterward and contributes zero points to new matchups.

Isaiah Marshall is expected to start at quarterback for Kansas with only 3 career passing attempts. After ordinary lopsided game flow is accounted for, markets in 22 comparable FBS-FCS openers averaged about 0.8 points more toward the FBS favorite, but the estimate is highly uncertain (from 3.3 points away to 4.0 points toward).

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Completed gameWhat happened?Long Island University 6 · Kansas 51
Pregame OV Line
Kansas -39
Kickoff-adjacent Market Consensus
Kansas -44.5
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Kansas -41
Actual margin
Kansas by 45

Observed 0h 14m before kickoff. The OV Line and Factors retain their pregame values. One outcome does not prove that a Factor caused the market difference.

Pregame Win Probability
Long Island University 0.2%Kansas 99.8%

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Long Island UniversityVSKansas

Model View

Overall Rating—+4.8 · #52
Offense Rating—+4.0
Defense Rating—+0.8

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play—0.21
Offense Success Rate—47.9%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed—0.24
Defense Success Rate Allowed—41.2%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total—5.9
Playoff Odds—<0.01%
Strength of Schedule Rank—48th