Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 4, 2026)

Central Michigan Chippewas logo

Central Michigan3-5 · 4-4 ATS
FINAL35 – 7
Eastern Michigan Eagles logo

Eastern Michigan4-5 · 4-5 ATS

College Football · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET · Ford Field

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Central Michigan 7 14 7 7 35
Eastern Michigan 0 0 0 7 7

How the bets settled

MoneylineCentral Michigan wonClosed at -142
SpreadCentral Michigan coveredCentral Michigan -2.5, by 25.5
TotalUnder 44.542 scored, 2.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Central Michigan beat Eastern Michigan 35-7 on Nov. 4, breaking the game open with a 14-0 second quarter and a 21-0 halftime lead. The Chippewas were in control from there.

Jadyn Glasser threw for 175 yards and a touchdown, Nick Woodford ran for 123 yards and three scores, and Nasir Williams had three catches for 57 yards and a TD. CMU’s 418 total yards, 235 rushing yards and 40:56 possession time explain the gap, along with 26 first downs to EMU’s 9 and a 7-15 third-down conversion rate against EMU’s 1-10. Eastern Michigan finished with 177 total yards and one turnover.

Central Michigan covered the 2.5-point spread by 25.5, and the 44.5 total went under by 2.5.

How the props finished

2 of 9 cleared

Player Line Price Result
Harold Mack Over 30.5 receiving yards -110 Hard Rock 25 Missed
Nick Devereaux Anytime touchdown +290 Fliff 0 Missed
Benson Prosper Over 28.5 receiving yards -110 ESPN BET 10 Missed
Joshua Long Over 33.5 receiving yards -110 ESPN BET 1 Missed
Joey Mattord Over 15.5 receiving yards -112 FanDuel 33 Cleared
Amareon Blue Over 44.5 rushing yards -110 ESPN BET 42 Missed
Nick Woodford Anytime touchdown +320 FanDuel 3 Cleared
Kozy Isaac Anytime touchdown +900 Fanatics 0 Missed
Brock Townsend Anytime touchdown +1200 FanDuel 0 Missed

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

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Against the spread, start to finish

Eastern MichiganCentral Michigan
The score margin against the closing spread (Eastern Michigan +2.5). Blue: Eastern Michigan covering. Orange: Central Michigan covering.
+32.5Largest CMU cover
90%CMU covering
+2.5Largest EMU cover
10%EMU covering

Win probability

Eastern MichiganCentral Michigan
Blue: Eastern Michigan favored. Orange: Central Michigan favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Central Michigan

  • Passing YardsJadyn Glasser14/19, 175 YDS, 1 TD
  • Rushing YardsNick Woodford21 CAR, 123 YDS, 3 TD
  • Receiving YardsNasir Williams3 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD
  • TacklesMayson Hitchens6

Eastern Michigan

  • Passing YardsBrogan McCaughey12/17, 59 YDS, 1 INT
  • Rushing YardsAmareon Blue8 CAR, 42 YDS
  • Receiving YardsJoey Mattord5 REC, 33 YDS
  • SacksBryce Llewellyn1
  • TacklesBryce Eliuk10

Team stats

Central MichiganEastern Michigan
418Total yards177
183Passing yards103
235Rushing yards74
26First downs9
7-15Third downs1-10
0Turnovers1
3-20Penalties6-37
40:56Possession19:04

Box score

Central Michigan Chippewas

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Jadyn Glasser 14/19 175 9.2 1 0 92.2
Marcus Beamon 1/3 8 2.7 0 0 39.1
Total 15/22 183 8.3 1 0 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Nick Woodford 21 123 5.9 3 16
Brock Townsend 6 64 10.7 0 30
Jayden Clerveaux 9 20 2.2 0 11
Vaughn Blue 7 19 2.7 1 6
Jordan Stapleton 2 7 3.5 0 6
Jadyn Glasser 6 4 0.7 0 8
Team 2 -2 -1.0 0 0
Total 53 235 4.4 4 30

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Nasir Williams 3 57 19.0 1 38
Justin Ruffin Jr. 4 51 12.8 0 34
Jaden Allen 2 19 9.5 0 16
Nick Woodford 1 18 18.0 0 18
Collin Payne 1 14 14.0 0 14
Jayden Clerveaux 1 9 9.0 0 9
Da’Shon Febres 1 8 8.0 0 8
Braylen Naves 1 4 4.0 0 4
Vaughn Blue 1 3 3.0 0 3
Total 15 183 12.2 1 38

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Mayson Hitchens 6 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jeremiah Alston 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brett McCalla 5 1 0 0 0 1 0
Antonio Cherry Jr. 4 1 0 0 0 2 0
Jaxon Cherry 3 2 0 1.5 0 3 0
JJ Douglas 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matthew McKenzie 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kameran Hayward 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan VanTimmeren 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Darrell Bryant Jr. 2 1 0 1.5 0 0 0
Jajuan Jones 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Quavion Bird 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nolan Anderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evan Walker 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kyle Krebs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jaion Jackson 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
D.J. Bennett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamari Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victor Earl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elijah Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colton Benaitis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Esper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Collin Stare 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Coen Ali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 53 17 0 4 0 9 0

Eastern Michigan Eagles

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Brogan McCaughey 12/17 59 3.5 0 1 6.0
Jace Stuckey 5/6 44 7.3 1 0 89.7
Total 17/23 103 4.5 1 1 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Amareon Blue 8 42 5.3 0 14
Joey Mattord 7 21 3.0 0 6
Jace Stuckey 3 11 3.7 0 6
Brogan McCaughey 3 0 0.0 0 4
Total 21 74 3.5 0 14

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Joey Mattord 5 33 6.6 0 11
Harold Mack 4 25 6.3 1 8
Amareon Blue 2 14 7.0 0 8
Benson Prosper 1 10 10.0 0 10
Kozy Isaac 1 10 10.0 0 10
Nick Devereaux 2 10 5.0 0 11
Joshua Long 2 1 0.5 0 1
Total 17 103 6.1 1 11

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Bryce Llewellyn 10 6 1 1 0 0 0
Bryce Eliuk 10 3 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Salas 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
Elgin McDuffey 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rayquan Adkins 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Donmiel Rogers 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
Jason Marshall 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tylan Boykin 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Marvell Eggleston 4 2 0 0 1 0 0
Davion Williams 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Quincy Byas 3 2 0 0 0 2 0
Caleb Dobbs 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
Joseph Oluwayemi 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hector Gonzalez 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Mowchan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Peyton Christian 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ronn Hardin 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Carter Evans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Horace Glenn III 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Makhi Gilbert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Warren-Stevens Tayou 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Jean-Bart 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Noah Patterson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 86 38 1 1 2 6 0

Attendance 12,656

Recap: Nick Woodford scores 3 times and Central Michigan defeats Eastern Michigan 35-7 in Detroit (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan pre-game preview

Eastern Michigan is a slight favorite at -113 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the spread for Wednesday’s 7:30 PM ET game, with the total at 44.5 after opening at 46.5. Central Michigan is +102 on the moneyline.

The last meeting went to Central Michigan, 24-13 at home on September 27, 2025, and Central Michigan leads the last three meetings 2-1. Central Michigan is 3-5 straight up and 4-4 against the spread this season, with a most recent 27-28 loss to Miami (OH) on October 24. Eastern Michigan is 4-5 straight up and 4-5 against the spread, most recently losing 20-24 at Ohio on October 24. Over the last 10, Central Michigan is 4-6 straight up and 4-4 ATS; Eastern Michigan is 4-6 straight up and 4-6 ATS.

The defensive ranks show a passing-yardage split: Central Michigan allows 180.1 passing yards per game (rank 25) while Eastern Michigan allows 242.8 (rank 109). One prop angle is Harold Mack over 29.5 receiving yards at -114, a line he cleared in 9 of his last 10.

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Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Central Michigan 3-5 4-4 3-5 3-2 0-3
Eastern Michigan 4-5 4-5 2-7 2-2 2-3

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan head-to-head

Central Michigan are 2-1 in the last 3 meetings. Last time: Central Michigan won 24-13 on September 27, 2025.

Date Venue Central Michigan result ATS O/U
Sep 27, 25 Central Michigan home W 24-13 – –
Oct 19, 24 Eastern Michigan home L 34-38 – –
Sep 30, 23 Central Michigan home W 26-23 – –

Recent form

Central Michigan Chippewas: last 10 (4-6, 4-4 ATS, O/U 3-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 vs M-OH L 27-28 W +3.5 O 41.5
Oct 17, 26 vs WMU L 14-21 W +7.5 U 42.5
Oct 10, 26 @ OHIO L 14-31 L +2.5 U 45.5
Oct 3, 26 vs AKR W 41-17 W -6.5 O 47.5
Sep 26, 26 @ MIA L 3-52 L +41.5 O 52.5
Sep 19, 26 vs WYO W 24-10 W +1.5 U 39.5
Sep 12, 26 vs COLG W 13-10 L -18.5 U 48.5
Sep 5, 26 @ UNM L 7-38 L +11.5 U 47.5
Nov 29, 25 vs TOL L 3-21 – –
Nov 19, 25 @ KENT W 28-16 – –

Eastern Michigan Eagles: last 10 (4-6, 4-6 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 @ OHIO L 20-24 W +11.5 U 48.5
Oct 17, 26 vs TOL L 14-34 L +7.5 U 51.5
Oct 10, 26 @ AKR W 25-23 L -4.5 U 51.5
Oct 3, 26 @ MASS W 38-14 W +5.5 O 49.5
Sep 26, 26 vs LIN W 29-3 W -24.5 U 53.5
Sep 19, 26 @ WIS L 10-54 L +23.5 O 43.5
Sep 12, 26 @ MSU L 7-35 L +17.5 U 49.5
Sep 4, 26 vs SJSU L 21-27 L -1.5 U 54.5
Aug 29, 26 vs SAC W 28-17 W -9.5 U 52.5
Nov 25, 25 vs WMU L 21-31 L +7 O 49.5

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 2:02 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Central Michigan defense Eastern Michigan defense
Points allowed per game 23.8 (62nd of 136) 26.6 (89th of 136)
Passing yards allowed per game 171.6 (15th of 136) 236.8 (106th of 136)
Rushing yards allowed per game 167.6 (103rd of 136) 146.3 (72nd of 136)
Total yards allowed per game 339.1 (52nd of 136) 383.1 (93rd of 136)

Venue and weather

Ford Field · Detroit, MIIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Eastern Michigan spread -1.5 +2.5 +4
Total 46.5 44.5 -2
Central Michigan moneyline -102 -142 +8.2% win chance
Eastern Michigan moneyline -118 +120 -8.7% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Eastern Michigan spread -1.5 → +2.5
Total 44.5 → 44.5
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