Matchup · 2026

Des Moines Christian at Van Meter

Card

3A Away · #10 3A

Des Moines Christian

Little Hawkeye · 2-0

Rating: 18.5
Offense: +7.7
Defense: +10.8

2A Home · #10 2A

Van Meter

West Central · 1-1

Rating: 14.4
Offense: +6.4
Defense: +8.0

Projected line

Van Meter at home

Des Moines Christian -3.0o/u 48.5

Des Moines Christian 26 · Van Meter 23

57%

Des Moines Christian at home

Des Moines Christian -5.0o/u 48.5

Van Meter 22 · Des Moines Christian 27

62%

Neutral site

Des Moines Christian -4.0o/u 48.5

Des Moines Christian 26 · Van Meter 22

60%

Site	Line	Total	Win prob	Score
Van Meter at home	Des Moines Christian -3.0	48.5	57%	Des Moines Christian 26 · Van Meter 23
Des Moines Christian at home	Des Moines Christian -5.0	48.5	62%	Van Meter 22 · Des Moines Christian 27
Neutral site	Des Moines Christian -4.0	48.5	60%	Des Moines Christian 26 · Van Meter 22

Scheduled: Fri Aug 28 · week 1

Series history

12–1

Van Meter leads

Meetings · 2004–2025

9–1

Last 10 · Van Meter

Des Moines Christian streak

Biggest wins

Des Moines Christian

29-21 · 2025+8

Van Meter

51-6 · 2004+45

56-17 · 2023+39

38-3 · 2007+35

Runs & venue

Longest streak: Van Meter 12 straight, 2004–2024

Home team: 7-6

Playoff meetings: 0

Average margin: 24.3 · decided by 7 or less: 2

By decade · avg margin, Van Meter view

2020s	2-1	+18.3
2010s	4-0	+28.8
2000s	6-0	+21.7

Season	Date	Result	Model line	Cover
2025 Aug 29	Fri Aug 29	Des Moines Christian 29-21 at Des Moines Christian	Van Meter -4.0 no cover	no coverreport
2024 Sep 6	Fri Sep 6	Van Meter 24-0 at Des Moines Christian	Van Meter -19.0 covered	coveredreport
2023 Sep 1	Fri Sep 1	Van Meter 56-17 at Van Meter	Van Meter -28.5 covered	coveredreport
2015 Sep 18	Fri Sep 18	Van Meter 34-0 at Van Meter	— —	—report
2014 Sep 19	Fri Sep 19	Van Meter 42-18 at Des Moines Christian	— —	—report
2013 Oct 25	Fri Oct 25	Van Meter 28-0 at Des Moines Christian	— —	—report
2012 Oct 19	Fri Oct 19	Van Meter 35-6 at Van Meter	— —	—report
2009 Sep 4	Fri Sep 4	Van Meter 36-34 at Van Meter	— —	—report
2008 Sep 5	Fri Sep 5	Van Meter 35-21 at Des Moines Christian	— —	—report
2007 Sep 21	Fri Sep 21	Van Meter 38-3 at Des Moines Christian	— —	—report
2006 Sep 22	Fri Sep 22	Van Meter 34-28OT at Van Meter	— —	—report
2005 Sep 9	Fri Sep 9	Van Meter 35-7 at Van Meter	— —	—report
2004 Sep 9	Thu Sep 9	Van Meter 51-6 at Des Moines Christian	— —	—report

Every recorded meeting in Brent Moore's all-time archive. Model lines appear for seasons whose archive pages have been built (2021 on, plus any older season you have opened).

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