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Eastern Michigan Eagles

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WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job

Eastern Michigan's best week in years now has to survive a trip to Akron

Noah Kim's cleanest game pushed Eastern Michigan to 2-0 in the MAC. Chris Creighton says it means nothing yet, and Akron is where this series keeps going down to the wire.

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The model sees Eastern Michigan as an extreme playoff long shot.

Rynearson Stadium on a winter night, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Rynearson Stadium on a winter night, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
CreditPhoto creditDwight BurdetteWikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Eastern Michigan at Akron
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MAC title-game chanceNow12%Win14%Loss4%
Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan 84%Akron 16%
Akron

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Eastern Michigan wants
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Priority 1
Root for
Kent State
at
Western Michigan
Root for Kent State4.4-point title-game boost

Western Michigan losing would help Eastern Michigan in the Mid-American standings; Eastern Michigan plays Kent State in week 13, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

16% if Kent State wins12% with the other result4.4-point differenceEastern Michigan MAC title-game chance
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Priority 2
Root for
Sacramento State
at
Bowling Green
Root for Sacramento State1.9-point title-game boost

Bowling Green losing would help Eastern Michigan in the Mid-American standings; Eastern Michigan beat Sacramento State, so another Sacramento State win would strengthen Eastern Michigan's résumé.

13% if Sacramento State wins11% with the other result1.9-point differenceEastern Michigan MAC title-game chance
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Your rooting list:Eastern Michigan, then Kent State, Sacramento State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.