North Group 3 · Public
Paramus Spartans
4-42-2 in the Patriot Blue · Coach Joe Sabella
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
Long shot
19% to make it
Win: 19%. Loss: under 1%.
- Waiting on
- at Lincoln, Sat 4:00 PM.
- Seed
- After Saturday: No. 8 at best, or out.
- Can pass us
- Saturday: 8 teams. See who ↓
Last game
Next game
- South PlainfieldNo. 19 · 4-4Plays Perth Amboy on Friday, Oct 23+25
- MendhamNo. 18 · 3-5Plays at Roxbury on Friday, Oct 23+20
- Pascack ValleyNo. 17 · 3-5Plays at Northern Highlands on Friday, Oct 23+19
Before the cutoff · Saturday, Oct 24
Who can still pass Paramus?
Best caseNo. 8 seedWorst caseOut
Pascack Valley3-5 · 17th todayCan pass us whether they win or lose, with help from other results.
South Plainfield4-4 · 19th todayCan pass us whether they win or lose, with help from other results.
Mendham3-5 · 18th todayCan pass us whether they win or lose, with help from other results.
Sparta2-5 · 20th todayCan pass us if they beat West Milford and other results go their way. With a loss, only if we lose to Lincoln and other results go their way.
Passaic Valley1-6 · 24th todayOnly if they beat Parsippany Hills and other results go their way.
Warren Hills2-6 · 21st todayOnly if they beat Hackettstown and other results go their way.
West Milford1-7 · 22nd todayOnly if they beat Sparta, we lose to Lincoln and other results go their way.
West Side4-4 · 24th todayOnly if they beat Shabazz, we lose to Lincoln and other results go their way.
Can’t pass Paramus: everyone else in North Group 3, 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 Parsippany Hills | L21–23 | ||
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs Teaneck | L7–21 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10 | at Fair Lawn | W21–7 | ||
| 3 | Sep 17 | vs Pascack Valley | W28–14 | ||
| 4 | Sep 25 | at Passaic | W27–6 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | at Passaic Valley | L0–28 | ||
| 6 | Oct 9 | vs West Side | W27–15 | ||
| 7 | Oct 16 | vs River Dell | L10–22 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | at Lincoln | Sat 4:00 PM | Paramus by 40 | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
at LincolnParamus by 40Sat 4:00 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 48.19 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 48.19 | |
| Week 0 | 49.26 | up +1.07 |
| Week 1 | 48.44 | down −0.82 |
| Week 2 | 52.76 | up +4.32 |
| Week 3 | 56.53 | up +3.77 |
| Week 4 | 59.62 | up +3.10 |
| Week 5 | 52.97 | down −6.65 |
| Week 6 | 55.07 | up +2.09 |
| Week 7 | 57.56 | up +2.49 |
What if?
Pick the result against Lincoln. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If Paramus wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 8Outout
Strength Index57.5657.56locked
Power points9.008.67−0.33
Opponent strength rank16th19thdown 3
Power rank (UPR)16.018.2worse
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
0-42025 record21–124points for and against
Record book →Last meeting with this year's opponents