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Myrtle Beach Bowl •
Brooks Stadium (SC)Neutral site

Kennesaw State6 @FINAL 41Western Michigan

10-3 CUSA Power rating: 0.2
9-4 MAC Power rating: -2.6

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How did the line hold up?

Market line
WMU -3.5
PM Implied
WMU -2.2
Blue Chip model
KENN -2.5
Edge
-6.0KENN
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◂ favors KENNfavors WMU ▸Market: WMU -3.5
KENN
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neutral
no impact
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WMU
2 KENN2 WMU4 KENN4 WMU6 KENN6 WMUModel: KENN -2.5

Betting information

Spread
WMU -3.5
Total
47.5
Odds implied score
KENN 22.0 – 25.5 WMU
Prediction markets
WMU 59% win chance (Kalshi)

DraftKings · as of July 8, 2026

Western Michigan defeated Kennesaw State 41–6 in a dominant performance. Western Michigan covered by 31.5; Game went Under by 0.5. The market closed at Western Michigan -3.5 and the Blue Chip model made it Kennesaw State -2.5 - a gap of 6.0 points toward Kennesaw State, of which 5.8 points were beyond the model's measured factors. That was an information gap - the market pricing something the model does not carry - rather than a measured edge.

What were the weather conditions for Kennesaw State vs Western Michigan?

At kickoff, conditions at Brooks Stadium (SC) were Partly cloudy, 68°F with winds of 13 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. Historical weather data for this game is preserved in the panel alongside. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

What happened in the game?

Kennesaw State travels 322 miles to this game, a short road trip.

The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.

Western Michigan won by 35 in a dominant performance.

Western Michigan covered the spread comfortably.

The total went Under by 0.5 points.

How do Kennesaw State and Western Michigan compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Kennesaw State (0.2) over Western Michigan (-2.6) by 2.8 points on a neutral field. Western Michigan faces a power rating deficit at a neutral venue. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Neither team has a home-field advantage here, so the neutral-field differential above is already the venue-adjusted read.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input: cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Kennesaw State and Western Michigan?

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Game & Team Data

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Travel & Rest

Model & Methodology

Western Michigan won and Western Michigan covered the spread.

Conditions

as of December 19, 2025 Game-time

Partly cloudy

68°F

Rain0%
Precip0.00"
Humidity56%
Wind13 mph W
Gusts17 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Kennesaw State at Western Michigan: aerial view of Brooks Stadium (SC), wind from the W at 13.2 mph, gusting to 17 mph

Quick facts

Week
Postseason
Kickoff (local)
11:00 AM EST
Venue
Brooks Stadium (SC)
Capacity
21,000
Elevation
23 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Kennesaw StateAway Western MichiganHome
This week322 miles687 miles
Last weekBye weekBye week
Season total6,492 miles3,746 miles
Body clock11:0011:00
Rest13 days13 days

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