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Sat Oct 17 · 1:30 PMESPN+Kelly/Shorts Stadium

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Spread
WMU -7 -108
CMU +7 -110
Open WMU -7
Fair, no vig: WMU +101 / CMU -101 (hold 4.3%)
Best: WMU -6.5 -120 at theScore Bet; CMU +7.5 -115 at Hard Rock Bet
Total
Over 43.5 -110
Under 43.5 -112
Fair, no vig: O +101 / U -101 (hold 5.2%)
Best: O 42.5 -115 at theScore Bet; U 43.5 -107 at betPARX
Moneyline
WMU -275
CMU +225
Fair, no vig: WMU -238 / CMU +238 (hold 4.1%)
Best: WMU -250 at BetMGM; CMU +250 at betPARX

Updated Fri 3:40 PM ET Consensus of 9 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (9)
BookWMUCMUOverUnderWMU MLCMU ML
DraftKings-7-102+7-118o42.5-115u42.5-105-258+210
FanDuel-6.5-122+6.5+100o43.5-104u43.5-118-265+215
BetMGM-7-108+7-110o43.5-105u43.5-112-250+210
Caesars-7-103+7-118o43-110u43-110-260+210
theScore Bet-6.5-120+6.5+100o42.5-115u42.5-105-275+225
BetRivers-7.5-106+7.5-118o43.5-110u43.5-113-335+250
Hard Rock Bet-7.5-105+7.5-115o43.5-110u43.5-110-325+250
Bally Bet-7-117+7-105o43.5-108u43.5-112-335+250
betPARX-7-112+7-108o43.5-113u43.5-107-335+250

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Line movement

Sitting right on 7. A half point either way matters here.

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WMU line, game-week open to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
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Total, game-week open to now.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Central Michigan
Western Michigan 01 Central Michigan

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Tracker bettors

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Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 3 common opponents
Opponent Western Michigan Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
W 31-21 away
+10 · -7 Covered
W 24-13 home
+11 · -3.5 Covered
Massachusetts
W 21-3 away
+18 · -12.5 Covered
W 38-13 home
+25 · -17.5 Covered
Toledo
W 14-13 home
+1 · +11.5 Covered
L 3-21 home
-18 · +10.5 Didn't cover

Against 3 common opponents: Western Michigan won by 9.7 on average, 3-0 against the spread. Central Michigan won by 6.0 on average, 2-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Western Michigan1 Central Michigan
Central Michigan +71
Stuckey 1u*Line +7 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 16 1:13 PM ET · Record 41-28-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026

Western Michigan WWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite2-2 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Central Michigan LLWLWL

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Home2-1 67%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog1-3 25%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Nov 1, 2025CMU 21, WMU 24WMU -5.5CMU covered43.5Over
Nov 19, 2024WMU 14, CMU 16WMU -5.5CMU covered54.5Under
Nov 7, 2023CMU 28, WMU 38WMU -3WMU covered58Over
Nov 16, 2022WMU 12, CMU 10CMU -10WMU covered49Under
Nov 3, 2021CMU 42, WMU 30WMU -9CMU covered65Over
Nov 18, 2020WMU 52, CMU 44WMU -1WMU covered59.5Over
Sep 28, 2019CMU 15, WMU 31WMU -16.5CMU covered61.5Under

Western Michigan 3-4 ATS in these meetings. 7 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

WMUCMU
4-2Record3-3
3-3Against the spread2-4
3-3Over-under2-4
+3.5Avg cover margin-4
25.7Points per game17.0
17.3Points allowed26.3
5.32Yards per play4.75
330.7Yards per game285.0
4.30Rush yards per carry4.80
67.6Completion %60.4
43.2Third down %36.4
+8Turnover margin+6
8Sacks allowed14
48.2Penalty yards per game55.7

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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