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Eastern Michigan vs Wisconsin

Eastern Michigan visit Wisconsin in Week 3. The model favors Wisconsin by 26.4. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
5%
95%

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

The read
Model analysis · September 16 · refreshed weekly

SP+ frames this as a clear mismatch: Wisconsin rates 1.9 (66th) against Eastern Michigan at -15.6 (121st), a spread that projects the Badgers by 19.9 points with an 89% win probability. The market prices the edge steeper. The consensus line sits at Wisconsin -24 with a 45.3 total and a 93% implied number, while the ProphetX exchange offers Wisconsin at -1750, or 95%. The four-plus point gap between the model margin and the -24 line is where the disagreement concentrates.

The unit ranks explain the lean. Wisconsin's defense grades 24th, comfortably the best position on the board against an Eastern Michigan offense ranked 121st; the Badger offense (107th) is the softer side. Eastern Michigan's defense (115th) offers little counterweight. Season form tracks the ratings: Wisconsin split at 36-9 over Western Illinois and 13-41 at Notre Dame, while Eastern Michigan sits 1-2 with a 7-35 loss at Michigan State. The lone series meeting, a 34-7 Wisconsin win in 2021, points the same direction.

Both projections stay modest, Wisconsin at 5.4 wins and Eastern Michigan at 5.2, so this reads as a favorite the market trusts more than the model does.

The model backs Wisconsin by 19.9 but the -24 line and 95% exchange price push the favorite further than SP+ will go.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 3 books
Spread
WIS -23.5
Total (O/U)
43.7
Favorite
WIS
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 3 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
Eastern Michigan1%-9 ptsvsWisconsin99%+9 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Eastern Michigan favoredWisconsin favoredSep 7Sep 10Sep 13Sep 16Sep 19Sep 20

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Eastern Michigan's win price; Wisconsin's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Eastern Michigan is favored, below it Wisconsin 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 Sep 23.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#125SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#56
#118FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#60
1239EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1502
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
Eastern MichiganWisconsinsolid = 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
Wisconsin lead 1-0
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Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2021
34-7
Wisconsin
at Wisconsin
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When do Eastern Michigan and Wisconsin play?

Week 3 of 2026, on Sep 19, 2026 at Wisconsin.

Who is favored?

The model projects Wisconsin by 26.4 (95% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Wisconsin lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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