North Group 4 · Public
Newark Central Blue Devils
3-42-2 in the Patriot Red · Coach Mark Ingram
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
Long shot
12% to make it
Win: 70%. Loss: under 1%.
- Waiting on
- at East Orange, Sat 1:00 PM.
- Seed
- After Saturday: No. 8 at best, or out.
- Can pass us
- Saturday: 1 team. See who ↓
Last game
Next game
- NutleyNo. 18 · 3-5Plays at West Essex on Friday, Oct 23+73
- Watchung HillsNo. 16 · 4-4Plays at Bridgewater-Raritan on Friday, Oct 23+65
- HackensackNo. 15 · 4-3Plays Clifton on Friday, Oct 23+26
Before the cutoff · Saturday, Oct 24
Who can still pass Newark Central?
Best caseNo. 8 seedWorst caseOut
Fair Lawn3-5 · 21st todayCan pass us if they beat Wayne Hills and other results go their way. With a loss, passes us if we lose to East Orange and Colonia beats South Brunswick.
Can’t pass Newark Central: everyone else in North Group 4, 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 28 | vs Bloomfield | L7–13 | ||
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs Weequahic | L7–8 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11 | vs Snyder | W53–0 | ||
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs Orange | W47–0 | ||
| 4 | Sep 26 | at Nutley | W21–7 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | at Union City | L0–42 | ||
| 6 | Oct 8 | vs West Essex | L2–13 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | at East Orange | Sat 1:00 PM | East Orange by 13 | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
at East OrangeEast 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 57.77 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 57.77 | |
| Week 0 | 55.62 | down −2.15 |
| Week 1 | 58.67 | up +3.06 |
| Week 2 | 65.99 | up +7.32 |
| Week 3 | 68.68 | up +2.69 |
| Week 4 | 70.20 | up +1.52 |
| Week 5 | 61.70 | down −8.51 |
| Week 6 | 64.36 | up +2.66 |
What if?
Pick the result against East Orange. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If Newark Central wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereOutNo. 8in
Strength Index64.3664.36locked
Power points6.578.38+1.80
Opponent strength rank20th16thup 4
Power rank (UPR)20.016.4better
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
6-32025 record223–140points for and against
Record book →Last meeting with this year's opponents