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WMUWestern Michigan4-2 · 2026CMUCentral Michigan3-3 · 2026Western Michigan at Central Michigan preview
Market win prob.WMU 70%
Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1CMU has won its last 3 home games (2026 season, finals only).
- 2WMU has outscored opponents by 10.2 points per game over its last 5 (28.4–18.2).
- 3WMU has held opponents to 17 or fewer points in 3 of its last 5 games.
WMU recent form
Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)
- W10/10vs
Kent State38–7
- W10/3@
Buffalo20–17
- L9/26vs
Boise State7–32
- W9/19@
Rice28–21
- W9/12vs
Monmouth49–14
CMU recent form
Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)
- L10/10@
Ohio14–31
- W10/3vs
Akron41–17
- L9/26@
Miami3–52
- W9/19vs
Wyoming24–10
- W9/12vs
Colgate13–10
Key players
College football: we hold no player game logs, so there is no key-player pick.
Head to head
WMU 3 – 2 CMU · last 5Meetings since 2016.
- 2025CMU 21 @ WMU 24
- 2024WMU 14 @ CMU 16
- 2023CMU 28 @ WMU 38
- 2022WMU 12 @ CMU 10
- 2021CMU 42 @ WMU 30
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.