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WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job

Western Michigan survived Buffalo by three and still has not played like the MAC's biggest favorite

Kent State comes to Waldo Stadium as a 13.5-point underdog, and three MAC games matter too.

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Western Michigan players in white Broncos uniforms against Michigan in 2021.
Western Michigan faces Michigan in 2021.
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Your game

Kent State at Western Michigan
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MAC title-game chanceNow63%Win65%Loss35%
Kent State
Kent State 6%Western Michigan 94%
Western Michigan

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Western Michigan wants
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Priority 1
Eastern Michigan
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Root for
Akron
Root for Akron3.6-point title-game boost

Eastern Michigan losing would help Western Michigan in the Mid-American standings; Western Michigan plays Akron in week 11, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

66% if Akron wins62% with the other result3.6-point differenceWestern Michigan MAC title-game chance
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Priority 2
Root for
Buffalo
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Toledo
Root for Buffalo3.3-point title-game boost

Toledo losing would help Western Michigan in the Mid-American standings; Western Michigan beat Buffalo, so another Buffalo win would strengthen Western Michigan's résumé; Western Michigan still plays Toledo in week 8.

66% if Buffalo wins62% with the other result3.3-point differenceWestern Michigan MAC title-game chance
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Priority 3
Root for
Central Michigan
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Ohio
Root for Central Michigan3.1-point title-game boost

Ohio losing would help Western Michigan in the Mid-American standings; Western Michigan plays Central Michigan in week 7, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

65% if Central Michigan wins62% with the other result3.1-point differenceWestern Michigan MAC title-game chance
54 more games that don't move your needle
Southern Miss at Troy · ESPN2
Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State · CBSSN
New Mexico State at Florida International · ESPN2
Sam Houston at Liberty · ESPNU
Missouri State at Western Kentucky · CBSSN
South Florida at UTSA · ESPN
South Alabama at Arkansas State · ESPN2
Florida State at Louisville · ESPN
Iowa at Washington
Washington State at Utah State · The CW Network
Wyoming at San José State · CBSSN
Iowa State at BYU · ESPN
Texas A&M at Missouri · ABC
Arizona at West Virginia · truTV
UCF at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
North Carolina at Pittsburgh · ESPN
Wake Forest at NC State · The CW Network
Indiana at Nebraska · FOX
Tulane at Army · CBSSN
Sacramento State at Bowling Green · ESPN+
Ball State at Northwestern · BTN
South Carolina at Florida · SEC Network
Old Dominion at App State · ESPN+
Miami (OH) at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Texas at Oklahoma · ABC
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · ESPN
Houston at Kansas State · FOX
Duke at Georgia Tech · ESPN2
Stanford at Notre Dame · NBC
Virginia Tech at California · ACC Network
Illinois at Michigan State · FS1
UCLA at Oregon · CBS
Charlotte at North Texas · ESPN+
Tulsa at Navy · CBSSN
UConn at Temple · ESPNU
Rice at East Carolina · ESPN+
Tennessee at Arkansas · SEC Network
Maryland at Ohio State · BTN
San Diego State at Oregon State · USA Network
LSU at Kentucky · ESPN
UAB at Memphis · ESPN2
Nevada at UTEP · FS1
North Dakota State at UNLV · The CW Network
Coastal Carolina at Marshall · ESPN+
Georgia at Alabama · ABC
Syracuse at Virginia · ACC Network
USC at Penn State · NBC
Air Force at Northern Illinois · CBSSN
James Madison at Georgia Southern · ESPNU
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech · ESPN+
Minnesota at Purdue · BTN
Hawai'i at Arizona State · FS1
Kansas at Utah · ESPN
Boise State at Fresno State · The CW Network
Your rooting list:Western Michigan, then Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan.

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