Putting Up Numbers· college football

Kennesaw State’s points with Zion Booker and since Zion Booker’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Kennesaw State was 7.4 points under with Zion Booker and 1.6 points over since Zion Booker’s last game in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 21.8 and 24.3, a difference of 2.5. All 4 conference games were since Zion Booker’s last game. All 4 nonconference games were with Zion Booker. All 4 first-half games were with Zion Booker.

Zion Booker, receiver: 146 receiving yards and 20 receptions in 3 games this season.

points a game over expected

A −9.0 difference in points over expected with Zion Booker vs since Zion Booker’s last game is about what you’d expect.

A −2.5 difference in points with Zion Booker vs since Zion Booker’s last game is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Zion Bookersince Zion Booker’s last game
Kennesaw State’s games, 2026, each marked with Zion Booker or since Zion Booker’s last game
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Sep 3, 2026vsWWest GeorgiaW47—
Sep 12, 2026vsGeorgia StateL1729.4
Sep 19, 2026@TennesseeL98.2
Sep 26, 2026@Arkansas StateL1424.6
Oct 7, 2026vsJacksonville StateL2621.1
Oct 14, 2026@Missouri StateL2129.3
Oct 22, 2026vsLibertyL618.7
Oct 28, 2026@Middle TennesseeW4421.5

Method

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  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.9 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 66% of the difference the model predicts.
  • The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
  • West Georgia has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.