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WK 5 · 2026FINALOPENER CAPTURED TUE 11:02 AM ET

Week 5 · 2026 season

Western Michigan @ Buffalo

BUFFALO +12.75 · LEAN win; OVER 46.75 · EDGE loss. The full grades are below.

The verdict

SAT, OCT 3 · FINAL · UB STADIUM
Western Michigan2-277%
Buffalo2-223%
WMUNATL RANKBUF
64th
Model Overall
111th
93rd
Model Offense
125th
37th
Model Defense
77th
-3.0
Pace
0.6
100%
Returning PPA
-1%

Color marks the better value in each row.

Open total50.0
Model total50.6
BUFFALO +12.75 · LEAN WINOVER 46.75 · EDGE LOSS

Market cadence

Line movement

Latest: Western Michigan -12.75 · LEAN

-17-16-15-14-13-12Open11:02 AMTue11:02 AMWed11:02 AMThu11:02 AMFri11:03 AMSat11:05 AM
  • Edge
  • Lean
  • No signal

Sat, Oct 3, 11:05:51 AM ET

Western Michigan line
-12.75
Producer tier
LEAN
  • Tue, Sep 29, 11:02:35 AM ET; Western Michigan line -15.75; producer tier EDGE
  • Tue, Sep 29, 11:02:35 AM ET; Western Michigan line -13.5; producer tier No signal
  • Wed, Sep 30, 11:02:58 AM ET; Western Michigan line -13.5; producer tier No signal
  • Thu, Oct 1, 11:02:37 AM ET; Western Michigan line -13.75; producer tier No signal
  • Fri, Oct 2, 11:03:06 AM ET; Western Michigan line -13.75; producer tier No signal
  • Sat, Oct 3, 11:05:51 AM ET; Western Michigan line -12.75; producer tier LEAN

RATINGS AS OF: WMU wk 5 · BUF wk 5

Model margin
Western Michigan by 2.86
Opening line
Western Michigan -15.75
Latest line
Western Michigan -13.25
Close total
46.3

Graded model opinions

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

WMU20
FINALUB Stadium
BUF17
  • WinWestern MichiganWIN HIT
  • ATSBUFFALO +12.75 · LEANLEAN HIT
  • TotalOVER 46.75 · EDGEEDGE MISS
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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