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WK 1 · 2026FINALOPENER CAPTURED THU 1:15 PM ET

Week 1 · 2026 season

Western Michigan @ AP rank 16Michigan

The final score and published grades are below.

The verdict

SAT, SEP 5 · FINAL · MICHIGAN STADIUM
Western Michigan0-010%
Michigan0-090%
WMUNATL RANKMICH
64th
Model Overall
56th
93rd
Model Offense
60th
37th
Model Defense
52nd
-3.0
Pace
-3.0
100%
Returning PPA
69%

Color marks the better value in each row.

Open total47.5
Model total48.4

Market cadence

Line movement

Latest: Western Michigan +27.5 · No signal

+26+27+28Open5:03 PMTue9:06 AMWed7:02 AMThu7:02 AMFri5:03 PMSat7:02 AM
  • Edge
  • Lean
  • No signal

Sat, Sep 5, 7:02:53 AM ET

Western Michigan line
+27.5
Producer tier
No signal
  • Fri, Sep 4, 5:03:41 PM ET; Western Michigan line +26.5; producer tier No signal
  • Tue, Sep 1, 9:06:03 AM ET; Western Michigan line +27.5; producer tier No signal
  • Wed, Sep 2, 7:02:07 AM ET; Western Michigan line +27.5; producer tier No signal
  • Thu, Sep 3, 7:02:06 AM ET; Western Michigan line +27.5; producer tier No signal
  • Fri, Sep 4, 5:03:41 PM ET; Western Michigan line +27.5; producer tier No signal
  • Sat, Sep 5, 7:02:53 AM ET; Western Michigan line +27.5; producer tier No signal

RATINGS AS OF: WMU wk 1 · MICH wk 1

Model margin
Michigan by 22.66
Opening line
Western Michigan +26.5
Latest line
Western Michigan +27.5
Close total
49.5

Graded model opinions

Every published Lean and Edge grades against its locked selected line. ATS and total results remain independent.

WMU12
FINALMichigan Stadium
MICH13
  • WinMichiganWIN HIT
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

Leans and Edges use the exact lines published before kickoff. Every published pick is graded.

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