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Sat Oct 24 · 2 pm ET
Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium · series 4-1, last win 2024
Grand Valley State 65% to win · our ratings after 7 games
Grand Valley State
5-2GLIAC · Lubbers Stadium · 10,444 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
L 34-41 vs Ferris State
Our model gave Grand Valley State 28% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Two real tests left: Davenport 34%, Saginaw Valley State 65%
Win out 18% · expect 2.8 of 4 more wins
Grand Valley State's chance to win each game left, from our model: Saginaw Valley State 65%, Roosevelt 84%, Northern Michigan 99%, Davenport 34%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
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The marketno line yetBetting line at Saginaw Valley State · our model 65% Grand Valley State
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Grand Valley State · 2026 schedule and results5-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 40%.Our rank entering each game: #290 to #275
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #290 | #303 | — | @Charleston (WV) | W 38-10 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 1 | Sep 3 | #290 | #311 | — | West Texas | W 56-14 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #286 | #283 | — | @Ashland | W 20-10 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #284 | — | — | Elgin | W 96-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #275 | #425 | — | Wayne State (MI) | W 69-3 | 5-0 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #273 | #292 | — | @Michigan Tech | L 35-41 | 5-1 | 1-1 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #275 | #254 | — | Ferris State | L 34-41 | 5-2 | 1-2 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #272 | #314 | @Saginaw Valley State | 2 pm ET65% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #271 | #367 | @Roosevelt | 7 pm ET84% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Northern Michigan | 1 pm ET99% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Davenport | 12 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Grand Valley State, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Grand Valley State: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Grand Valley State has won three of its last five.
8-2 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 8-2
Range of outcomes · Grand Valley State · 2026
Range of outcomes · Grand Valley State · 2026Grand Valley State’s most likely regular season is 8-3. 96% of outcomes land from 7-4 to 9-2.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
6 wins 4%; 7 wins 29%; 8 wins 49%; 9 wins 18%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor7-5Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
Base9-3Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
Ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 7 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-2
Game feel67even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 8 in the GLIAC
Heart rate0-2white-knucklein one-score games (2 of 7)2nd most one-score games of 8 in the GLIAC
Margin+32.7comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 8 in the GLIAC
Measured from 7 games · ranks are among GLIAC teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Grand Valley State enters the 2026 season at 5-2.
2026 Record5-2
Game day
The experience
Grand Valley State is the GLIAC program known for the lakers.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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