College football scores › Week 6 › Kent State at Western Michigan
Kent State3-5away
7
FinalWaldo Stadium, 78°, wind 13 mph
BEAVER WMU −14, wonBEAVER had WMU 88% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (KENT–WMU)13–3111–29–7–38
SpreadWMU −18.0WMU −18.6WMU −14WMU by 31WMU −14 ✓
Total43.540.343.545
WMU win chance88%–−575Won
KENT by 14+
2%
KENT by 1–13
10%
WMU by 1–13
27%
WMU by 14+
60%

Spread: 4.0 pts better than Vegas for Western Michigan (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Opened WMU −13.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.191 #130Offense EPA / play−0.055 #87
+0.071 #82Defense EPA / play allowed+0.055 #78
−9.4% #136Offense success rate−0.1% #73
+6.0% #121Defense success rate allowed+4.2% #106
−0.142 #130Rushing EPA / play+0.019 #78
−0.144 #106Passing EPA / play−0.128 #95
+0.071 #92Rush defense EPA allowed+0.051 #86
+0.072 #81Pass defense EPA allowed+0.063 #78
−13.2 #133Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−7.8 #107
+8.0 #121Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−2.3 #44
Situational
−11.4% #133Passing-down success (3rd & long)−5.8% #105
+3.3% #98Passing-down success allowed+5.4% #119
−1.54 #134Points per drive−0.75 #97
+1.99 #137Points per drive allowed+0.20 #74
Trenches
−0.26 #123Line yards per rush−0.08 #103
+0.30 #118Line yards per rush allowed+0.17 #93
+0.7% #103Runs stuffed at the line−1.6% #75
−1.6% #94Opponent runs stuffed−2.5% #108
+1.1% #120Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−2.9% #37
−1.7% #94Havoc created−3.1% #120
Big plays
−0.012 #82Rushing explosiveness−0.040 #95
+0.317 #13Passing explosiveness−0.198 #137
−0.72 #130Open-field yards per rush−0.60 #126
−0.062 #43Pass explosiveness allowed−0.064 #40
Style and schedule
58% #41Run rate65% #8
−5.9 #56Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−10.8 #94

Kent State: last 5 games

L10-13Covered
W26-13Covered
L3-59Missed
W36-15Covered
L0-57Missed

Western Michigan: last 5 games

W20-17Missed
L7-32Missed
W28-21Missed
W49-14Covered
L12-13Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.31−0.23−0.14−0.05+0.04Entering week123456Kent State · 1: −0.24Kent State · 2: −0.29Kent State · 3: −0.27Kent State · 4: −0.28Kent State · 5: −0.28Kent State · 6: −0.26Western Michigan · 1: −0.09Western Michigan · 2: −0.06Western Michigan · 3: +0.01Western Michigan · 4: −0.02Western Michigan · 5: −0.08Western Michigan · 6: −0.11
● Kent State● Western Michigan