North Group 5 · Public
East Orange Jaguars
5-23-1 in the Freedom White · Coach John Jacob
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
Clinched
Playoff spot
Home game: 86%. A No. 3 seed today.
- Waiting on
- vs Newark Central, Sat 1:00 PM.
- Seed
- After Saturday: No. 1 to No. 5. · No. 4 or better hosts
- Can pass us
- Saturday: 3 teams. See who ↓
Last game
Next game
For coaches
East Orange is in. Here's what's next.
Updated Tue, Oct 20, 7:40 PM · refreshed after every final
Home game86%The top 8 in North Group 5 host a first-round game.
No. 1 seed0%The top 2 are the No. 1 seeds and host every section game.
This weekvs Newark Central: a win makes a home game 100%, a loss 20%.
- Root for Watchung Hills over Bridgewater-Raritan · home game +15
- Root for Columbia over Passaic Tech · +14
- Root for Hunterdon Central over Phillipsburg · +8
Who to scout
Most likely playoff opponents.
First round
- Union24%
- Ridgewood23%
- Bayonne17%
- Bridgewater-Raritan13%
- Union City11%
- Perth Amboy7%
Second round, if you win
- West Orange29%
- Phillipsburg25%
- Piscataway12%
- Ramapo12%
- Ridgewood6%
- Elizabeth6%
Before the cutoff · Saturday, Oct 24
Who can still pass East Orange?
Best caseNo. 1 seedWorst caseNo. 5 seedFavorites winNo. 3 seed
Passaic Tech5-3 · 7th todayPasses us if they beat Columbia and we lose to Newark Central.
Bridgewater-Raritan6-2 · 8th todayPasses us if they beat Watchung Hills and we lose to Newark Central.
Irvington5-3 · 9th todayOnly if we lose to Newark Central and other results go their way, win or lose themselves.
Can’t pass East Orange: everyone else in North Group 5, whatever happens Saturday. Checked against every way Saturday’s games can go, and updated as each final comes in.
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | The line | Beat the line by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aug 29 | vs Piscataway | L20–26 | ||
| 1 | Sep 4 | at Bloomfield | W36–12 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11 | vs Union City | W32–29 | ||
| 4 | Sep 25 | at West Orange | L13–34 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | vs Livingston | W49–0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 10 | at Montclair | W45–21 | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | vs Irvington | W26–23 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | vs Newark Central | Sat 1:00 PM | East Orange by 13 | |
| — | Nov 26 | at Barringer | Nov 26 | East Orange by 39 | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
vs Newark CentralEast Orange by 13Sat 1:00 PM
Lines are today's Strength Index gap and move every week.
The numbers
How the ratings work →Strength Index after each week
Started the season at 66.91 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 66.91 | |
| Week 0 | 66.00 | down −0.91 |
| Week 1 | 68.63 | up +2.63 |
| Week 2 | 68.75 | up +0.12 |
| Week 4 | 68.36 | down −0.39 |
| Week 5 | 76.54 | up +8.18 |
| Week 6 | 76.09 | down −0.45 |
| Week 7 | 76.90 | up +0.81 |
What if?
Pick the result against Newark Central. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If East Orange wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 3No. 3no change
Strength Index76.9076.90locked
Power points13.2913.50+0.21
Opponent strength rank7th7thno change
Power rank (UPR)5.85.8no change
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
7-12025 record274–48points for and against
Record book →Last meeting with this year's opponents