Week 3
Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Wyoming @ Central Michigan , Week 3, Sep 19, 2026

0-0 MW Power rating: -12.2
0-0 MAC Power rating: -10.7

Is there value in the Wyoming vs Central Michigan line?

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Blue Chip model
CMU -4.7
Edge
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Central Michigan (power rating: -10.7) holds a 1.5-point advantage over Wyoming (-12.2) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Central Michigan's home field adds 2.9 points to that advantage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Wyoming's trip. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Wyoming vs Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium?

The latest reading for Kelly/Shorts Stadium shows Clear, 62°F with winds of 5 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. 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 Wyoming and Central Michigan compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Central Michigan (-10.7) over Wyoming (-12.2) by 1.5 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Central Michigan brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.9). 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 Central Michigan -4.7. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

62°F

Rain14%
Precip0.00"
Humidity89%
Wind5 mph SE
Gusts11 mph
Wind map for Wyoming at Central Michigan: aerial view of Kelly/Shorts Stadium, wind from the SE at 5.4 mph, gusting to 11.3 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 3
Kickoff (local)
01:00 PM EDT
Venue
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Capacity
35,127
Elevation
807 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure WyomingAway Central MichiganHome
This week1,072 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameHome game
Season total1,186 miles2,609 miles
Body clock11:0013:00
Rest7 days7 days

Wyoming travels 1,072 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Wyoming arrives with a 2-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.