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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 6 2026 · Saturday, October 10

Eastern Michigan vs Akron prediction and pick

Our Eastern Michigan Eagles at Akron Zips pick: Akron by 3.7, 59% 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, 2 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 ±16.2, so about 55% 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.

Eastern Michigan at Akron

Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 pm ET · InfoCision Stadium

Akron by 3.7 · 59% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Eastern Michigan win40.9%
Akron win59.1%
Middle 50%: Eastern Michigan by 7 to Akron by 1450%
Middle 90%: Eastern Michigan by 23 to Akron by 3190%
Middle 95%: Eastern Michigan by 28 to Akron by 3595%
Exactly Akron by 36.9%
Exactly Eastern Michigan by 36.3%
Exactly Akron by 75.4%
Exactly Eastern Michigan by 74.5%
Exactly Akron by 143.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between Eastern Michigan by 7 and Akron by 14.
P90
9 in 10 between Eastern Michigan by 23 and Akron by 31.
P95
19 in 20 between Eastern Michigan by 28 and Akron by 35.
Where the forecast comes from
Home fieldAkron+3.1
This season, against its opponentsAkron+1.9
Last seasonEastern Michigan+1.3

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Eastern Michigan 2–3 2.5 −0.3
Akron 1–3 1.0 −0.4

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.

Eastern Michigan vs Akron: questions and answers

Who will win Eastern Michigan vs Akron?

Our forecast picks Akron, with 59% to win; Eastern Michigan win 41% of the time.

What’s the spread for Eastern Michigan vs Akron?

Our spread: Akron −3.7. 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 Eastern Michigan vs Akron?

Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 3:30 pm ET, at InfoCision Stadium.