2025 FCS Picks: Week 15

The Villanova Wildcats and Lehigh Mountain Hawks kick off the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday with a contest at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, PA. The Wildcats (10-2) are coming off a 52-7 win over Harvard in last week's first round, while the Mountain Hawks (12-0) capped off a perfect regular season two weeks ago with a 42-32 win over Lafayette.

VILLANOVA AT LEHIGH ODDS, GAME TIME

• Game Day: Saturday, December 6, 2025
• Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
• Location: Bethlehem, PA
• Stadium: Goodman Stadium
• Favorite: Lehigh Mountain Hawks
• Underdog: Villanova Wildcats
• Over/under: 56.5
• Point Spread: Lehigh (-4.5)

HOW TO WATCH VILLANOVA AT LEHIGH

• TV Channel: ESPN+

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR VILLANOVA AT LEHIGH

Dunkel Ratings: Villanova 73.416; Lehigh 70.584
Dunkel Line & Total: Villanova by 3; 51
Vegas Line & Total: Lehigh by 4 1/2; 46 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Villanova (+4 1/2); Over

Below are all of the Dunkel Index picks for games in Week 15 of the FCS schedule:

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR SOUTH DAKOTA AT MERCER

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: South Dakota 67.731; Mercer 70.642
Dunkel Line & Total: Mercer by 3; 49
Vegas Line & Total: Mercer by 6 1/2; 56 1/2
Dunkel Pick: South Dakota (+6 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ILLINOIS STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Illinois State 65.129; North Dakota State 92.196
Dunkel Line & Total: North Dakota State by 27; 61
Vegas Line & Total: North Dakota State by 23 1/2; 53 1/2
Dunkel Pick: North Dakota State (-23 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR NORTH DAKOTA AT TARLETON STATE

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: North Dakota 70.292; Tarleton State 82.357
Dunkel Line & Total: Tarleton State by 12; 68
Vegas Line & Total: Tarleton State by 6; 59 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tarleton State (-6); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT STEPHEN F AUSTIN

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Abilene Christian 65.678; Stephen F Austin 77.552
Dunkel Line & Total: Stephen F Austin by 12; 56
Vegas Line & Total: Stephen F Austin by 4; 49 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Stephen F Austin (-4); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT MONTANA

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: South Dakota State 68.524; Montana 82.435
Dunkel Line & Total: Montana by 14; 58
Vegas Line & Total: Montana by 1 1/2; 55 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Montana (-1 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR YALE AT MONTANA STATE

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Yale 68.725; Montana State 87.679
Dunkel Line & Total: Montana State by 19; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Montana State by 22 1/2; 57 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Yale (+22 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR PRAIRIE VIEW AT JACKSON STATE

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Prairie View 53.353; Jackson State 65.273
Dunkel Line & Total: Jackson State by 12; 50
Vegas Line & Total: Jackson State by 8 1/2; 53 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Jackson State (-8 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR RHODE ISLAND AT UC-DAVIS

Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Rhode Island 64.979; UC-Davis 66.426
Dunkel Line & Total: UC-Davis by 1 1/2; 63
Vegas Line & Total: UC-Davis by 5 1/2; 55 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Rhode Island (+5 1/2); Over