Nicholls at Kansas State

Week 1 · Sep 5Bill Snyder Family Stadium · Manhattan, KS
NichollsFCS
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Kansas State4–4+4.2 vs. avg · #54

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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 State -42Before 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 State -41.59-book consensus · observed Sep 5, 6:45 PM EDT
Why the market may differ1 FactorOnVarsity Opening LineKansas State -42Factor Adjustments~0.5 pts toward Kansas StateOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineKansas State -42.5Unexplained Gap~1 pt toward NichollsExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineKansas State -42Factor adjustment (Open)~1 pt toward NichollsOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Kansas State -41Opening Market ConsensusKansas State -40.5Unexplained at open~0.5 pts toward NichollsSince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)~1.5 pts toward Kansas StateOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Kansas State -42.5Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusKansas State -41.5Unexplained gap~1 pt toward NichollsExplore similar gaps Lopsided game-flow uncertainty~0.5 pts toward Kansas StateAt open ~1 pt toward NichollsIn-week ~2 pts toward Kansas State

Lopsided game-flow uncertainty

~0.5 pts toward Kansas StateAt open ~1 pt toward NichollsIn-week ~2 pts toward Kansas State
Estimate is uncertain

Comparable games put Kansas State's chance of winning by at least 28 at about 85%. Historically, the market shaded about 0.7 points toward Kansas State, but actual results were too noisy to treat that as a dependable OV Line adjustment.

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Completed gameWhat happened?Nicholls 3 · Kansas State 71
Pregame OV Line
Kansas State -42
Kickoff-adjacent Market Consensus
Kansas State -41.5
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Kansas State -42.5
Actual margin
Kansas State by 68

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
Nicholls 0.1%Kansas State 99.9%

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Model View

Overall Rating—+4.2 · #54
Offense Rating—+3.0
Defense Rating—+1.2

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play—0.21
Offense Success Rate—40.6%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed—0.12
Defense Success Rate Allowed—39.4%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total—8.2
Playoff Odds—<0.01%
Strength of Schedule Rank—57th