Week 11 •
InfoCision Stadium

Western Michigan @ Akron , Week 11, Nov 11, 2026

3-2 MAC Power rating: -5.0
1-4 MAC Power rating: -22.3

Is there value in the Western Michigan vs Akron line?

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WMU -15.3
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‹ 17.3 WMU
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Western Michigan (power rating: -5.0) carries a 17.3-point advantage over Akron (-22.3) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Akron's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1) narrows that gap at InfoCision Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Western Michigan's extra rest and the conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Western Michigan vs Akron at InfoCision Stadium?

The latest reading for InfoCision Stadium shows Overcast, 51°F with winds of 13 mph. Gusts reaching 21 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Western Michigan and Akron compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Western Michigan (-5.0) over Akron (-22.3) by 17.3 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Akron faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Akron brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

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.

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Weather

Blue Chip makes this Western Michigan -15.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

51°F

Rain17%
Precip0.00"
Humidity69%
Wind13 mph N
Gusts21 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Western Michigan at Akron: aerial view of InfoCision Stadium, wind from the N at 12.5 mph, gusting to 20.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 11
Kickoff (local)
07:00 PM EST
Venue
InfoCision Stadium
Capacity
30,000
Elevation
1,047 ft
Surface
Unknown

Travel and rest

Measure Western MichiganAway AkronHome
This week228 miles0 miles
Last weekBye weekHome game
Season total3,588 miles2,903 miles
Body clock19:0019:00
Rest11 days7 days

Western Michigan travels 228 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.