Week 5
Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Akron @ Central Michigan , Week 5, Oct 3, 2026

0-0 MAC Power rating: -19.3
0-0 MAC Power rating: -10.7

Is there value in the Akron vs Central Michigan line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
CMU -11.4
Edge
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Central Michigan (power rating: -10.7) holds a 8.6-point advantage over Akron (-19.3) 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, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

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

The latest reading for Kelly/Shorts Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 57°F with winds of 7 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 Akron and Central Michigan compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Central Michigan (-10.7) over Akron (-19.3) by 8.6 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 -11.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Partly Cloudy

57°F

Rain10%
Precip0.00"
Humidity76%
Wind7 mph ENE
Gusts12 mph
Wind map for Akron at Central Michigan: aerial view of Kelly/Shorts Stadium, wind from the ENE at 6.9 mph, gusting to 12.4 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 5
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Capacity
35,127
Elevation
807 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure AkronAway Central MichiganHome
This week240 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game2,482 miles
Season total2,237 miles5,091 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest7 days7 days

Akron travels 240 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.