Class A · Playoffs · Round 1 Preview
Games to watch
Ranked by matchup score: good teams, close lines
Lynnville-Sully (6-2, #7 A) is favored by 7.0 at home over Mount Ayr (4-4, #14 A), 69% to win, total 55.0.
4 meetings since 2015, series tied; Mount Ayr won the last one 38–18 in 2024.
Wapsie Valley (6-2, #5 A) is favored by 9.5 on the road over Packwood Pekin (8-0, #16 A), 76% to win, total 52.0.
3 meetings since 1997, Wapsie Valley leads 2–1; Wapsie Valley won the last one 47–7 in 2011.
Marcus MMCRU (5-3, #13 A) is favored by 7.0 at home over West Monona (5-3, #19 A), 70% to win, total 45.0.
8 meetings since 1960, West Monona leads 5–3; Marcus MMCRU won the last one 22–6 in 2011.
Britt West Hancock (6-2, #20 A) at Nashua-Plainfield (7-1, #22 A) is a pick’em with a 49.0 total.
5 meetings since 2014, Britt West Hancock leads 4–1; Britt West Hancock won the last one 44–16 in 2022. Britt West Hancock has won 4 straight.
CB St Albert (7-1, #6 A) is favored by 11.5 at home over LeMars Gehlen (5-3, #18 A), 80% to win, total 53.0.
2 meetings since 2017, series tied; LeMars Gehlen won the last one 48–24 in 2024.
Guthrie Center AC-GC (5-3, #15 A) is favored by 8.0 at home over Martensdale-St Marys (6-2, #23 A), 72% to win, total 47.5.
22 meetings since 1982, Guthrie Center AC-GC leads 14–8; Guthrie Center AC-GC won the last one 29–10 in 2013.
Where we split from BCMoore
Largest gaps between our line and Brent Moore’s
| Columbus Junction at East Buchanan | East Buchanan -49.0 vs East Buchanan -78.5 | 29.4 |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan at Woodbury Central | Woodbury Central -33.0 vs Woodbury Central -55.0 | 21.8 |
| West Monona at Marcus MMCRU | Marcus MMCRU -7.0 vs West Monona -12.0 | 19.4 |
| Keosauqua Van Buren at North Linn | North Linn -58.0 vs North Linn -74.5 | 16.4 |
| LeMars Gehlen at CB St Albert | CB St Albert -11.5 vs CB St Albert -22.5 | 11.2 |
| Martensdale-St Marys at Guthrie Center AC-GC | Guthrie Center AC-GC -8.0 vs Martensdale-St Marys -2.0 | 9.6 |
Streaks on the line
Three or more straight, playoffs and past seasons included
| Hawarden West Sioux has won 8 straight, plays Logan-Magnolia | W8 |
| Woodbury Central has won 8 straight, plays Sibley-Ocheyedan | W8 |
| Saint Ansgar has won 8 straight, plays Belmond-Klemme | W8 |
| Madrid has won 8 straight, plays Southwest Valley | W8 |
| Sheffield West Fork has won 8 straight, plays Greene North Butler | W8 |
| Belmond-Klemme has lost 3 straight, plays Saint Ansgar | L3 |
Still unbeaten
Hawarden West Sioux 8-0, Woodbury Central 8-0, Saint Ansgar 8-0, Madrid 8-0, Sheffield West Fork 8-0, Packwood Pekin 8-0
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