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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Western Michigan Broncos

4-2 straight up · 3-3 ATS · 3-3 over-under · #62 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 1:30 PMESPN+
atCentral Michigan Chippewas
SpreadWestern Michigan -7
Total43.5
Moneyline-270
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Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-350%Small sample+3.5
Home2-167%Small sample+2.2
Road1-233%Small sample+4.8
Favorite2-250%Small sample+2.8
Underdog1-150%Small sample+5
Conference1-150%Small sample+3.5
Non-conference2-250%Small sample+3.5
Last 52-340%Small sample-1.1

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

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

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-350%Small sample-5.2
Home2-167%Small sample-0.5
Road1-233%Small sample-9.8
Conference1-150%Small sample-4
Non-conference2-250%Small sample-5.8
Last 53-260%Small sample-1.1

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

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10vs Kent StateW 38-7-13.5W +17.543.5O +1.5
Oct 3at BuffaloW 20-17-13.5L -10.546.5U -9.5
Sep 26vs Boise StateL 7-32+8.5L -16.550.5U -11.5
Sep 19at RiceW 28-21-8.5L -1.543.5O +5.5
Sep 12vs Monmouth HawksW 49-14-29.5W +5.554.5O +8.5
Sep 5at MichiganL 12-13+27.5W +26.550.5U -25.5

Close is Western Michigan's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20264-23-350%Small sample3-350%+3.5
202510-411-379%Small sample6-843%+8.9
20246-75-838%Small sample7-654%-2.6
20234-87-558%Small sample7-558%+0.8
20225-76-650%Small sample3-925%-1.6
20218-56-6-150%Small sample7-654%-0.8
20204-23-350%Small sample4-267%-2.1
20197-65-7-142%Small sample3-9-125%+0.1

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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