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Closing number

Spread
WMU +27.5
MICH -27.5
Open –
Total
Over 50.5
Under 50.5

Source: DraftKings.

WMU 12, MICH 13. WMU covered by 26.5, under by 25.5.

Our crowd

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Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Michigan
Western Michigan 01 Michigan

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 2 common opponents
Opponent Western Michigan Michigan
Central Michigan
W 24-21 home
+3 · -5.5 Didn't cover
W 63-3 home
+60 · -27.5 Covered
Michigan St
L 6-23 away
-17 · +22.5 Covered
W 31-20 away
+11 · -13.5 Didn't cover

Against 2 common opponents: Western Michigan lost by 7.0 on average, 1-1 against the spread. Michigan won by 35.5 on average, 1-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Western Michigan1 Michigan
Michigan -281
Dave Portnoy *Line -28 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 3 2:49 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (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

Western Michigan WWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog1-1 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

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

Michigan LWWLL

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample1-4 20% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample1-3 25% overSmall sample
As favorite1-3 25%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

5 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
Sep 5, 2026WMU 12, MICH 13MICH -27.5WMU covered50.5Under
Sep 4, 2021WMU 14, MICH 47MICH -16.5MICH covered65.5Under

Western Michigan 1-1 ATS in these meetings. 2 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2021-2025 + 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

WMUMICH
4-2Record3-2
3-3Against the spread2-3
3-3Over-under1-4
+3.5Avg cover margin-6.3
25.7Points per game23.0
17.3Points allowed15.8
5.32Yards per play5.25
330.7Yards per game315.8
4.30Rush yards per carry3.80
67.6Completion %59.0
43.2Third down %40.7
+8Turnover margin+1
8Sacks allowed8
48.2Penalty yards per game66.4

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

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