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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Tuesday, November 24

Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan prediction and pick

Our Miami (OH) RedHawks at Western Michigan Broncos pick: Western Michigan by 7.5, 67% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 9 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.1, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Miami (OH) at Western Michigan

Tue, Nov 24, time to be announced · Waldo Stadium

Western Michigan by 7.5 · 67% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Miami (OH) win32.8%
Western Michigan win67.2%
Middle 50%: Miami (OH) by 4 to Western Michigan by 1950%
Middle 90%: Miami (OH) by 21 to Western Michigan by 3590%
Middle 95%: Miami (OH) by 26 to Western Michigan by 4195%
Exactly Western Michigan by 36.3%
Exactly Miami (OH) by 35.4%
Exactly Western Michigan by 75.3%
Exactly Western Michigan by 143.9%
Exactly Miami (OH) by 73.7%
P50
Half of games like this end between Miami (OH) by 4 and Western Michigan by 19.
P90
9 in 10 between Miami (OH) by 21 and Western Michigan by 35.
P95
19 in 20 between Miami (OH) by 26 and Western Michigan by 41.
Where the forecast comes from
Home fieldWestern Michigan+3.1
This season, against its opponentsWestern Michigan+2.8
Last seasonWestern Michigan+1.6

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Miami (OH) 2–2 1.8 −0.4
Western Michigan 2–2 1.2 +0.5

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan: questions and answers

Who will win Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan?

Our forecast picks Western Michigan, with 67% to win; Miami (OH) win 33% of the time.

What’s the spread for Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan?

Our spread: Western Michigan −7.5. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Miami (OH) vs Western Michigan?

Tuesday, November 24, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Waldo Stadium.