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Wk 6 · 2026

Eastern Michigan Eagles at Akron Zips — Sat, Oct 10

Sat, Oct 10 · InfoCision Stadium, Akron, OH · ESPN+ FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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EMU -5.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings opened +3.5 · 2 toward EMU
Ratings differential EMU by 1.6
MAC · 1-5
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What is at stake

A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

E Michigan: -13.9#120
Efficiency margin
Akron: -17.9#131
E Michigan: 23.2
Offense (pts/100)
Akron: 22.6
E Michigan: 28.1
Defense (pts/100)
Akron: 31.5
E Michigan: 66.4
Pace (plays/g)
Akron: 64.0
E Michigan: 4.91
Yards / play
Akron: 5.37
E Michigan: 5.85
Yards / play allowed
Akron: 6.58
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

E Michigan: 22.6
Points / game
Akron: 19.7
E Michigan: 24.7
Points allowed
Akron: 32.2
E Michigan: 326
Yards / game
Akron: 344
E Michigan: 365
Yards allowed
Akron: 422
E Michigan: 230
Pass yds allowed
Akron: 243
E Michigan: 135
Rush yds allowed
Akron: 180
E Michigan: 1.14
Turnovers / game
Akron: 1.50
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

E Michigan form

W 25-23at AKRW 38-14at MASSW 29-3vs LINL 10-54at WISL 7-35at MSU
2026 season

Akron form

L 23-25vs EMUL 17-41at CMUL 10-38vs UNLVL 7-41at MINNW 45-10vs RMU
2026 season

E Michigan this season

Straight up4-3 · 57% (7 games)
Against the spread3-4 · 43% (7 games)
Over / under2-5 · 29% (7 games)

Akron this season

Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 5

OpponentE MichiganAkron
UMass
MAC
at W 38-14 previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Ohio
MAC
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
C Michigan
MAC
N Wk 10 · scheduled previewat L 17-41 preview
W Michigan
MAC
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Kent State
MAC
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, E Michigan leads 6–5 · E Michigan won the last one
11 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 0.2 points toward Akron
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-10-10E Michigan 25 — 23 Akronat AKRE Michigan
20242024-10-26E Michigan 21 — 25 Akronat AKRAkron
20232023-11-14Akron 27 — 30 E Michiganat EMUE Michigan
20222022-11-08E Michigan 34 — 28 Akronat AKRE Michigan
20192019-11-12E Michigan 42 — 14 Akronat AKRE Michigan
20182018-11-10Akron 7 — 27 E Michiganat EMUE Michigan
20152015-10-10Akron 47 — 21 E Michiganat EMUAkron
20142014-10-04E Michigan 6 — 31 Akronat AKRAkron
20112011-10-01Akron 23 — 31 E Michiganat EMUE Michigan
20092009-11-27E Michigan 21 — 28 Akronat AKRAkron
20082008-10-18Akron 42 — 35 E Michiganat EMUAkron

E Michigan leaders 2026 regular season

PassingNoah Kim QB #1127/203, 1187 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT
Jace Stuckey QB #122/2, 14 YDS
RushingAmareon Blue RB #1560 CAR, 309 YDS, 3 TD
Braydon Bennett RB #2844 CAR, 195 YDS, 2 TD
Joey Mattord RB #2435 CAR, 159 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingHarold Mack WR #523 REC, 264 YDS, 2 TD
Benson Prosper WR #324 REC, 251 YDS, 1 TD
Joshua Long TE #922 REC, 168 YDS, 1 TD
Nick Devereaux WR #215 REC, 143 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesZach Mowchan LB #1150
Jason Marshall DB #1331
Bryce Llewellyn DB #628
SacksQuincy Byas DL #542
Ronn Hardin DL #882
Joseph Oluwayemi DL #981
InterceptionsCaleb Dobbs DB #172
Jason Marshall DB #131
Rayquan Adkins DB #251

Akron leaders 2026 regular season

PassingBrayden Roggow QB #653/94, 605 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT
Cibastian Broughton QB #1153/66, 380 YDS, 4 TD
RushingJordan Gant RB #162 CAR, 293 YDS, 3 TD
Sean Patrick RB #1335 CAR, 195 YDS
Cibastian Broughton QB #1130 CAR, 170 YDS
ReceivingMarcel Williams WR #920 REC, 201 YDS
Kyan Mason WR #315 REC, 143 YDS
Jordan Gant RB #19 REC, 93 YDS
Sean Patrick RB #1311 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesDonelius Johnson LB #3241
Rodrick Hunter S #1330
Dwight Nunoo LB #1829
SacksOmari Abor DE #561
Cyrus Durham DL #11
InterceptionsOmari Abor DE #561
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.