Wk 7 · 2026
Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
· ESPN+
MAC · 4-2
at
1:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential WMU by 8.7
MAC · 3-3
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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
W Michigan form
W 38-7vs KENTW 20-17at BUFL 7-32vs BOISW 28-21at RICEW 49-14vs MONM
2026 season
C Michigan form
L 14-31at OHIOW 41-17vs AKRL 3-52at MIAW 24-10vs WYOW 13-10vs COLG
2026 season
W Michigan this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
C Michigan this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (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 · 4
| Opponent | W Michigan | C Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo MAC | at W 20-17 preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Akron MAC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs W 41-17 preview |
| E Michigan MAC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | N Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Miami OH MAC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, W Michigan leads 11–9 · W Michigan won the last one
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.0 points toward W Michigan
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-01 | C Michigan 21 — 24 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2024 | 2024-11-19 | W Michigan 14 — 16 C Michigan | at CMU | C Michigan |
| 2023 | 2023-11-07 | C Michigan 28 — 38 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2022 | 2022-11-16 | W Michigan 12 — 10 C Michigan | at CMU | W Michigan |
| 2021 | 2021-11-03 | C Michigan 42 — 30 W Michigan | at WMU | C Michigan |
| 2020 | 2020-11-18 | W Michigan 52 — 44 C Michigan | at CMU | W Michigan |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | C Michigan 15 — 31 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2018 | 2018-10-20 | W Michigan 35 — 10 C Michigan | at CMU | W Michigan |
| 2017 | 2017-11-01 | C Michigan 35 — 28 W Michigan | at WMU | C Michigan |
| 2016 | 2016-10-01 | W Michigan 49 — 10 C Michigan | at CMU | W Michigan |
| 2015 | 2015-10-10 | C Michigan 39 — 41 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2014 | 2014-11-22 | W Michigan 32 — 20 C Michigan | at CMU | W Michigan |
| 2013 | 2013-11-16 | C Michigan 27 — 22 W Michigan | at WMU | C Michigan |
| 2012 | 2012-11-03 | W Michigan 42 — 31 C Michigan | at CMU | W Michigan |
| 2011 | 2011-09-17 | C Michigan 14 — 44 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2010 | 2010-11-05 | W Michigan 22 — 26 C Michigan | at CMU | C Michigan |
| 2009 | 2009-10-17 | C Michigan 34 — 23 W Michigan | at WMU | C Michigan |
| 2008 | 2008-10-18 | W Michigan 28 — 38 C Michigan | at CMU | C Michigan |
| 2007 | 2007-11-06 | C Michigan 34 — 31 W Michigan | at WMU | C Michigan |
| 2006 | 2006-11-10 | W Michigan 7 — 31 C Michigan | at CMU | C Michigan |
W Michigan leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Broc Lowry QB #12 | 77/113, 739 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Trey Petty QB #10 | 4/6, 54 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jalen Buckley RB #6 | 62 CAR, 287 YDS, 5 TD |
| Broc Lowry QB #12 | 56 CAR, 170 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ofa Mataele RB #24 | 32 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Aveion Chenault WR #2 | 18 REC, 272 YDS, 1 TD |
| Nate Levicki TE #88 | 8 REC, 112 YDS | |
| Baylin Brooks WR #7 | 14 REC, 106 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Egypt Nelson WR #8 | 11 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Justyce Betts LB #10 | 35 |
| Domanick Moon LB #47 | 31 | |
| Dillon Moore LB #12 | 31 | |
| Sacks | Dillon Moore LB #12 | 1.5 |
| KJ Burley DE #15 | 1.5 | |
| Domanick Moon LB #47 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Dillon Moore LB #12 | 1 |
C Michigan leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Angel Flores QB #7 | 26/47, 201 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Jadyn Glasser QB #5 | 19/32, 183 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Angel Flores QB #7 | 81 CAR, 474 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jayden Clerveaux RB #31 | 37 CAR, 219 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Vaughn Blue RB #24 | 28 CAR, 136 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Langston Lewis WR #20 | 7 REC, 114 YDS, 1 TD |
| Shawn Foster II WR #16 | 5 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Justin Ruffin Jr. WR #9 | 9 REC, 57 YDS | |
| Vaughn Blue RB #24 | 4 REC, 28 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Xavier White LB #11 | 40 |
| Mayson Hitchens LB #35 | 33 | |
| Brett McCalla LB #40 | 33 | |
| Sacks | Jaxon Cherry DL #92 | 3 |
| Max Van Fleet DL #97 | 1 | |
| Nathan VanTimmeren DL #48 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Justin Taylor DB #14 | 2 |
| Mayson Hitchens LB #35 | 1 | |
| Darrell Bryant Jr. DB #19 | 1 |
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.