College football scores › Week 7 › Western Michigan at Central Michigan
FinalKelly/Shorts Stadium, 51°, wind 12 mph
BEAVER WMU −7, pushBEAVER Under 42.5, wonBEAVER had WMU 79% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (WMU–CMU)27–1423–19–21–14
SpreadWMU −12.5WMU −3.4WMU −7WMU by 7WMU −7 push
Total41.442.342.535Under 42.5 ✓
CMU win chance21%–+235Lost
WMU by 14+
46%
WMU by 1–13
33%
CMU by 1–13
17%
CMU by 14+
4%

Spread: 5.5 pts better than Vegas for Western Michigan (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 1.1 pts below Vegas (52% historically).

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.024 #78Offense EPA / play−0.123 #114
+0.054 #76Defense EPA / play allowed+0.151 #119
+0.1% #72Offense success rate−5.9% #122
+3.9% #102Defense success rate allowed+6.9% #125
+0.029 #73Rushing EPA / play+0.048 #62
−0.071 #87Passing EPA / play−0.333 #134
+0.016 #66Rush defense EPA allowed+0.131 #115
+0.091 #83Pass defense EPA allowed+0.124 #94
−6.3 #100Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−10.3 #125
−2.6 #40Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+4.4 #94
Situational
−4.7% #100Passing-down success (3rd & long)−7.3% #114
+5.8% #119Passing-down success allowed+9.6% #134
−0.64 #97Points per drive−1.07 #111
+0.19 #74Points per drive allowed+1.10 #122
Trenches
−0.08 #99Line yards per rush+0.18 #59
+0.16 #96Line yards per rush allowed+0.50 #135
−2.3% #62Runs stuffed at the line−3.5% #43
−2.6% #107Opponent runs stuffed−3.0% #112
−2.8% #37Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−3.1% #34
−2.7% #114Havoc created−1.2% #86
Big plays
+0.008 #72Rushing explosiveness+0.197 #7
−0.153 #136Passing explosiveness−0.185 #137
−0.46 #110Open-field yards per rush−0.13 #65
−0.076 #33Pass explosiveness allowed−0.121 #23
Style and schedule
64% #11Run rate71% #6
−11.8 #102Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−6.9 #67

Western Michigan: last 5 games

W38-7Covered
W20-17Missed
L7-32Missed
W28-21Missed
W49-14Covered

Central Michigan: last 5 games

L14-31Missed
W41-17Covered
L3-52Missed
W24-10Covered
W13-10Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.36−0.26−0.16−0.06+0.04Entering week1234567Western Michigan · 1: −0.09Western Michigan · 2: −0.06Western Michigan · 3: +0.01Western Michigan · 4: −0.02Western Michigan · 5: −0.08Western Michigan · 6: −0.11Western Michigan · 7: −0.08Central Michigan · 1: −0.11Central Michigan · 2: −0.23Central Michigan · 3: −0.33Central Michigan · 4: −0.27Central Michigan · 5: −0.26Central Michigan · 6: −0.24Central Michigan · 7: −0.27
● Western Michigan● Central Michigan