Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Sat, Sep 5 · 7:00pm CT · SECU Stadium · College Park, MD · BTNFinal
HAMP
Hampton Pirates · 1-1 · Away
No FPI row · No CFBD row
+45.5 (-105)
MD
Maryland Terrapins · Big Ten · 1-0 · Home
FPI 5.5 · rank 48 · No CFBD row
-45.5 (-115)

Market vs model

Spread
MD -45.5
MD -45.5 (-115)
HAMP +45.5 (-105)
Model
MD -20
Edge
Thin data
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
MD
MD · HAMP
Total 56.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket
ML win

Number from DraftKings, via ESPN.

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • MD rating 5.5, HAMP rating -12.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to MD.
  • Predicted margin is MD by 20.
  • There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
  • Model home 20. No market line yet. (Rating gap 17.5; home field +2.5; FCS placeholder -12).
  • Moneyline ticket is MD, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

HAMP

No FPI row · No CFBD row

ESPN did not send a recent-form list.

MD

FPI 5.5 · rank 48 · No CFBD row

ESPN did not send a recent-form list.

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Model home 20. No market line yet. (Rating gap 17.5; home field +2.5; FCS placeholder -12).

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.