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Closing number

Spread
AKR +6.5
CMU -6.5
Open –
Total
Over 47.5
Under 47.5

Source: DraftKings.

AKR 17, CMU 41. CMU covered by 17.5, over by 10.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Central Michigan
Akron 01 Central Michigan

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Akron Central Michigan
Bowling Green
W 19-16 away
+3 · +2.5 Covered
W 27-6 away
+21 · +3.5 Covered
Buffalo
W 24-16 away
+8 · +10.5 Covered
W 38-19 home
+19 · -2.5 Covered
Kent St
L 35-42 home
-7 · -7.5 Didn't cover
W 28-16 away
+12 · -7.5 Covered
Massachusetts
W 44-10 home
+34 · -12.5 Covered
W 38-13 home
+25 · -17.5 Covered
Toledo
L 3-45 away
-42 · +22.5 Didn't cover
L 3-21 home
-18 · +10.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Akron lost by 0.8 on average, 3-2 against the spread. Central Michigan won by 11.8 on average, 4-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Akron1 Central Michigan
Central Michigan -6.51
Big Cat *Line -6.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (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 to date

Akron WWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-2 33%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As underdog2-3 40%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 favorite1-1 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

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

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3, 2026AKR 17, CMU 41CMU -6.5CMU covered47.5Over
Oct 4, 2025CMU 22, AKR 28CMU -6.5AKR covered47.5Over
Oct 14, 2023AKR 10, CMU 17CMU -10.5AKR covered44Under
Oct 15, 2022CMU 28, AKR 21CMU -12AKR covered60.5Under
Sep 14, 2019AKR 24, CMU 45CMU -3CMU covered45.5Over

Akron 3-2 ATS in these meetings. 5 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

AKRCMU
1-5Record3-3
3-3Against the spread2-4
3-3Over-under2-4
-4.5Avg cover margin-4
19.7Points per game17.0
32.2Points allowed26.3
5.16Yards per play4.75
343.7Yards per game285.0
4.30Rush yards per carry4.80
66.1Completion %60.4
39.0Third down %36.4
+1Turnover margin+6
16Sacks allowed14
57.0Penalty yards per game55.7

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

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