North Group 5 · Public
Linden Tigers
3-41-3 in the Liberty Gold · Coach Mark Ciccotelli
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
Long shot
19% to make it
Win: 99%. Loss: under 1%.
- Waiting on
- vs Union, Fri 7:00 PM.
- Seed
- After Friday: No. 7 at best, or out.
- Can pass us
- Friday: 5 teams. See who ↓
Last game
Next game
Before the cutoff · Friday, Oct 23
Who can still pass Linden?
Best caseNo. 7 seedWorst caseOut
Morristown1-7 · 20th todayPasses us if they beat Randolph and we lose to Union.
Westfield1-7 · 22nd todayPasses us if they beat Plainfield and we lose to Union.
Passaic3-5 · 21st todayPasses us if they beat Ridgewood and we lose to Union.
Montclair2-6 · 24th todayPasses us if they beat West Orange and we lose to Union.
Clifton3-4 · 23rd todayOnly if they beat Hackensack, we lose to Union and other results go their way.
Can’t pass Linden: everyone else in North Group 5, whatever happens Friday. Checked against every way Friday’s games can go, and updated as each final comes in.
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | The line | Beat the line by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | vs Scotch Plains-Fanwood | W34–6 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11 | vs New Brunswick | W49–14 | ||
| 3 | Sep 18 | vs Rahway | L14–42 | ||
| 4 | Sep 25 | vs Plainfield | L14–37 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | at Elizabeth | L18–39 | ||
| 6 | Oct 9 | vs Colonia | W28–21 | ||
| 7 | Oct 16 | at Woodbridge | L14–41 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 23 | vs Union | Fri 7:00 PM | Union by 12 | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
vs UnionUnion by 12Fri 7:00 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 59.96 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 59.96 | |
| Week 1 | 63.44 | up +3.48 |
| Week 2 | 64.52 | up +1.09 |
| Week 3 | 60.86 | down −3.66 |
| Week 4 | 56.75 | down −4.11 |
| Week 5 | 56.88 | up +0.13 |
| Week 6 | 59.21 | up +2.33 |
| Week 7 | 53.91 | down −5.30 |
What if?
Pick the result against Union. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If Linden wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereOutNo. 7in
Strength Index53.9153.91locked
Power points7.008.75+1.75
Opponent strength rank20th15thup 5
Power rank (UPR)19.215.0better
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
3-62025 record191–213points for and against
Record book →Last meeting with this year's opponents