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Week 15 •
Ford FieldNeutral siteIndoor

Miami (OH)13 @FINAL 23Western Michigan

7-5 MAC Power rating: -2.1
8-4 MAC Power rating: -2.8

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How did the line hold up?

Market line
WMU -2.5
PM Implied
Not yet available
Blue Chip model
M-OH -0.4
Edge
-2.9M-OH
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◂ favors M-OHfavors WMU ▸Market: WMU -2.5
M-OH
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neutral
WMU
no impact
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1 M-OH1 WMU2 M-OH2 WMU3 M-OH3 WMUModel: M-OH -0.4

Betting information

Spread
WMU -2.5
Total
44.5
Odds implied score
M-OH 21.0 – 23.5 WMU

DraftKings · as of July 8, 2026

Western Michigan defeated Miami (OH) 23–13 in a double-digit victory. Western Michigan covered by 7.5; Game went Under by 8.5. The market closed at Western Michigan -2.5 and the Blue Chip model made it Miami (OH) -0.4 - a gap of 2.9 points toward Miami (OH), of which 2.6 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 Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan?

This game was played indoors at Ford Field in a climate-controlled environment. Weather was not a factor.

What happened in the game?

Miami (OH) travels 214 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 10 in a double-digit victory.

Western Michigan covered the spread by a solid margin.

The total went Under by 8.5 points.

How do Miami (OH) and Western Michigan compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Miami (OH) (-2.1) over Western Michigan (-2.8) by 0.7 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 Miami (OH) and Western Michigan?

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Game & Team Data

Weather

Travel & Rest

Model & Methodology

Western Michigan won and Western Michigan covered the spread.

Conditions

Indoor, climate controlled

~72°F

Ford Field is a domed venue. Wind, precipitation and temperature are not factors in this game.

Wind map for Miami (OH) at Western Michigan: aerial view of Ford Field

Quick facts

Week
Week 15
Kickoff (local)
12:00 PM EST
Venue
Ford Field
Capacity
65,000
Elevation
610 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Miami (OH)Away Western MichiganHome
This week214 miles131 miles
Last weekHome game200 miles
Season total4,011 miles2,928 miles
Body clock12:0012:00
Rest7 days10 days

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