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Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan

Central Michigan meet Eastern Michigan in Week 10. The model favors Eastern Michigan by 2.1. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
45%
55%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · November 4 · refreshed weekly

SP+ gives Eastern Michigan the edge, rating it -14.6 (rank 123) against Central Michigan at -16.7 (rank 127). That 2.1-point gap becomes a projected Eastern Michigan win by 2.1 and a 55% model win probability. The consensus market agrees on direction but prices it tighter at Eastern Michigan -1.2, implying 53%, and the ProphetX exchange tightens it further, listing Eastern Michigan -104 (51%) against Central Michigan +103 (49%). The disagreement is one of size, not side.

The unit ranks frame a matchup of two bottom-tier profiles: Central Michigan offense #130 and defense #108, Eastern Michigan offense #122 and defense #112, with the total set at 44.5. Series history leans the other way, as Central Michigan holds an 8-4 edge and took the 2025 meeting 24-13. Season simulations split the projections narrowly, 5.4 wins for Eastern Michigan against 5.1 for Central Michigan, and neither carries Playoff or title equity.

Results this year read evenly: Central Michigan sits 3-5 with wins over Colgate, Wyoming and Akron against losses to New Mexico, Miami, Ohio, Western Michigan and Miami (OH). Eastern Michigan is 4-5, its wins over Sacramento State, Lindenwood, Massachusetts and Akron offset by losses including Toledo and Ohio. The model, market and exchange all cluster near a coin flip tilted slightly to Eastern Michigan.

Model, market and exchange all land near a coin flip leaning slightly to Eastern Michigan, with only the margin in dispute.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
CMU -2.8
Total (O/U)
44.5
Favorite
CMU
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
0%25%50%75%100%Central Michigan favoredEastern Michigan favoredOct 28Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Central Michigan's win price; Eastern Michigan's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Central Michigan is favored, below it Eastern Michigan is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#127SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#123
#107FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#118
1232EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1239
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
Central MichiganEastern Michigansolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Central Michigan lead 8-4
20162025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
24-13
Central Michigan
at Central Michigan
2024
38-34
Eastern Michigan
at Eastern Michigan
2023
26-23
Central Michigan
at Central Michigan
2022
38-19
Eastern Michigan
at Eastern Michigan
2021
31-10
Central Michigan
at Central Michigan
2020
31-23
Central Michigan
at Eastern Michigan
2019
42-16
Central Michigan
at Central Michigan
2018
17-7
Eastern Michigan
at Eastern Michigan
2017
42-30
Central Michigan
at Central Michigan
2016
26-21
Eastern Michigan
at Eastern Michigan
2015
35-28
Central Michigan
at Central Michigan
2014
38-7
Central Michigan
at Eastern Michigan
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When do Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan play?

Week 10 of 2026, on Nov 5, 2026 at a neutral site.

Who is favored?

The model projects Eastern Michigan by 2.1 (55% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Central Michigan lead 8-4 over the meetings in our records.

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