Western Michigan rides a one-game winning streak into a matchup with an Akron team that has lost seven in a row.
The Western Michigan Broncos sit at 6-3 and have won their last game, while the Akron Zips are 1-8 and mired in a seven-game losing streak. Western Michigan has outscored opponents 236-173 on the season, while Akron has been outscored 290-172.
Game details
| When | Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET |
| Where | InfoCision Stadium |
| TV | CBSSN |
| Line | Western Michigan Broncos -14 | O/U 47.5 (market view) |
| Western Michigan Broncos record | 6-3 |
| Akron Zips record | 1-8 |
The matchup
Western Michigan has split its last five games between wins and one loss, beating Bowling Green Falcons 23-10 on October 31, falling to Toledo Rockets 38-45 on October 24, then topping Central Michigan Chippewas 21-14, Kent State Golden Flashes 38-7, and Buffalo Bulls 20-17 in the weeks before that. That stretch shows a team capable of grinding out close ones and blowing a game open when things click.
Akron has lost every game shown in its recent results, most recently 20-28 to Ohio Bobcats on November 3. Before that came defeats to Kent State Golden Flashes 20-35, Miami (OH) RedHawks 14-34, Eastern Michigan Eagles 23-25, and Central Michigan Chippewas 17-41. The Eastern Michigan game was a two-point defeat, but the rest of the stretch has been lopsided, and the Zips head into this one still looking for their first win since the season's early going.
Key matchups
The number that jumps off the page is the scoring margin. Western Michigan has outscored its opponents by a wide gap over the season, while Akron has been on the wrong end of nearly every scoreboard it has faced. That gap alone suggests Western Michigan's offense should find room to operate against a Zips defense that has allowed 290 points this season.
Akron's path to pulling off the upset runs through limiting mistakes and staying competitive into the fourth quarter, something it managed against Eastern Michigan but has not been able to replicate since. Western Michigan, meanwhile, needs to avoid the kind of letdown that cost it the Toledo game, where it put up 38 points but still came up short.
The pick
The market has Western Michigan favored by 14.0 points with a total of 47.5, and the market score projects a 31-17 Western Michigan win. Given Akron's seven-game skid and the scoring differential both teams carry into this one, that line lines up with what the records already suggest. Western Michigan's recent form, even with the Toledo loss mixed in, points to an edge that should hold up on the road.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Western Michigan Broncos | Wk9 W 23-10 vs Bowling Green Falcons, Wk8 L 38-45 vs Toledo Rockets, Wk7 W 21-14 vs Central Michigan Chippewas |
| Akron Zips | Wk10 L 20-28 vs Ohio Bobcats, Wk8 L 20-35 vs Kent State Golden Flashes, Wk7 L 14-34 vs Miami (OH) RedHawks |
Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.