Kent State’s points allowed with Mason King and since Mason King’s last game
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Kent State was 2.9 points over with Mason King and 0.2 points over since Mason King’s last game in 2026, 5 games against 2. The plain averages are 32.5 and 26.7, a difference of 5.8. Expected was 8.8 points higher with Mason King than since Mason King’s last game. Both night games were since Mason King’s last game. All 4 first-half games were with Mason King.
Mason King, running back: 202 rushing yards, 52 carries and 6 receptions in 6 games this season.
3 games since Mason King’s last game is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
points allowed a game over expected
A +2.7 difference in points allowed over expected with Mason King vs since Mason King’s last game is about what you’d expect.
A +5.8 difference in points allowed with Mason King vs since Mason King’s last game is about what you’d expect.
The games
| Side | Date | Game | Result | points allowed | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | @ South Carolina | L | 57 | 42.1 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Wofford | W | 15 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Ohio State | L | 59 | 39.1 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs Ball State | W | 13 | 27.9 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Ohio | L | 13 | 30.7 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Western Michigan | L | 38 | 26.0 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | @ South Florida | L | 29 | 26.6 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vs Akron | W | 20 | 22.0 | |
| Oct 30, 2026 | @SSacramento State | L | 31 | — |
Method
- 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, minus 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.
- Wofford, Sacramento State have no other game in the table, so those games have no expected number and sit out the second figure.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.