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Closing number

Spread
CMU +2.5
OHIO -2.5
Open –
Total
Over 45.5
Under 45.5

Source: DraftKings.

CMU 14, OHIO 31. OHIO covered by 14.5, under by 0.5.

Our crowd

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

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on Ohio
Central Michigan 02 Ohio

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Central Michigan Ohio
Bowling Green
W 27-6 away
+21 · +3.5 Covered
W 35-20 home
+15 · -7.5 Covered
Buffalo
W 38-19 home
+19 · -2.5 Covered
W 31-26 away
+5 · -7 Didn't cover
Eastern Michigan
W 24-13 home
+11 · -3.5 Covered
W 28-21 away
+7 · -13.5 Didn't cover
Massachusetts
W 38-13 home
+25 · -17.5 Covered
W 42-14 home
+28 · -34.5 Didn't cover
Western Michigan
L 21-24 away
-3 · +5.5 Covered
L 13-17 away
-4 · +1.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Central Michigan won by 14.6 on average, 5-0 against the spread. Ohio won by 10.2 on average, 1-4 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Central Michigan2 Ohio
Ohio -2.52
Josh Pate *Line -2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 9 9:00 PM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postBig Cat *Line -3 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 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

Central Michigan LLWLWL

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Road0-3 0%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog1-3 25%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

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

Ohio LWWLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Home2-1 67%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite2-2 50%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%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 10, 2026CMU 14, OHIO 31OHIO -2.5OHIO covered45.5Under
Oct 12, 2024OHIO 27, CMU 25OHIO -2.5CMU covered49.5Over
Nov 15, 2023CMU 20, OHIO 34OHIO -11.5OHIO covered49.5Over
Oct 9, 2021CMU 30, OHIO 27CMU -5OHIO covered57.5Under
Nov 4, 2020OHIO 27, CMU 30OHIO -2.5CMU covered54.5Over

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

CFB (FBS), 2020-2025 + 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

CMUOHIO
3-3Record4-2
2-4Against the spread3-3
2-4Over-under3-3
-4Avg cover margin+1.2
17.0Points per game27.5
26.3Points allowed24.7
4.75Yards per play5.41
285.0Yards per game355.3
4.80Rush yards per carry4.80
60.4Completion %60.3
36.4Third down %51.2
+6Turnover margin+3
14Sacks allowed11
55.7Penalty yards per game38.8

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

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