2026 Week 3
James Madison at San Diego State
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Snapdragon Stadium
James Madison
Sun Belt
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 12.3
- National rank
- 27
- Proj. wins
- 1.8
- Playoff prob.
- 1%
San Diego State
Pac-12
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 6.7
- National rank
- 43
- Proj. wins
- 7.1
- Playoff prob.
- 1%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
James Madison
62%
San Diego State
38%
San Diego State 90% CI: 30% – 47% Δ rating 5.6
James Madison is the model's favorite at 62%. San Diego State has a 38% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.7 rating points baked in for San Diego State — venue-specific learned value (n=22 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
James Madison offense
31 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
San Diego State offense
23 / 100
Run offense vs. elite run defense — bad matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Snapdragon Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No