Sat, Oct 3, 3:30 PM ET· Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium· Massachusetts -6.5 · O/U 48.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 567 mi / 0 miForecast: 64°F · wind 5 mph · Clear
Market context
Massachusetts -6.5 · O/U 48.5
opened Massachusetts -5, now Massachusetts -6.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Eastern Michigan as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 1-4 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road underdog: 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 4-1 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 16-15-1 ATS (32 games) · 15-17 O/U (32 games)
Massachusetts as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 2-6 ATS (8 games) · 3-5 O/U (8 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalMassachusetts · 6 of 9
292.0
Yards / game
350.0
1.65
Points / drive
3.22
2.2
TDs / game
3.8
35.7
3rd-down %
33.3
63.6
RZ TD %
64.3
0.0
Turnover margin
2.5
1.8
Sacks / game
2.8
5.2
TFL / game
4.0
13.2
Havoc / game
12.8
55.2 / 44.8
Pass / Rush split
35.6 / 64.4
2026 · Situational matchup
When Eastern Michigan has the ball
Eastern Michigan's early-down offense ranks 118th of 138. Massachusetts's early-down defense ranks 4th of 138.
Eastern Michigan's passing-down offense ranks 132nd of 138. Massachusetts's passing-down defense ranks 58th of 138.
Eastern Michigan's third-down offense ranks 118th of 138. Massachusetts's third-down defense ranks 12th of 138.
Eastern Michigan's red-zone offense ranks 61st of 138. Massachusetts's red-zone defense ranks 42nd of 138.
When Massachusetts has the ball
Massachusetts's early-down offense ranks 27th of 138. Eastern Michigan's early-down defense ranks 18th of 138.
Massachusetts's passing-down offense ranks 107th of 138. Eastern Michigan's passing-down defense ranks 44th of 138.
Massachusetts's third-down offense ranks 124th of 138. Eastern Michigan's third-down defense ranks 124th of 138.
Massachusetts's red-zone offense ranks 66th of 138. Eastern Michigan's red-zone defense ranks 106th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(-0.141 last 3 vs -0.160 season)
▼Defense form0.080 last 3 vs -0.046 season (+0.126)
Offense formabout the same(0.117 last 3 vs 0.123 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.315 last 3 vs -0.339 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingNoah Kim — 968 yd, 6 TD
RushingAmareon Blue — 243 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingBenson Prosper — 220 yd, 1 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingWilliam Pop Watson III — 610 yd, 6 TD
RushingElijah Faulkner — 227 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingT.Y. Harding — 221 yd, 2 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Eastern Michigan offense
118thof 138-0.121218 plays
vs
Massachusetts defense · allowed
4thof 138-0.304Eastern Michigan defense · allowed
18thof 138-0.169vs
Massachusetts offense
27thof 1380.144148 plays
Passing downs
Eastern Michigan offense
132ndof 138-0.300116 plays
vs
Massachusetts defense · allowed
58thof 138-0.050102 plays
Eastern Michigan defense · allowed
44thof 138-0.092126 plays
vs
Massachusetts offense
107thof 138-0.10270 plays
Third down
Eastern Michigan offense
118thof 138-0.17970 plays
vs
Massachusetts defense · allowed
12thof 138-0.31555 plays · small sample
Eastern Michigan defense · allowed
124thof 1380.29170 plays
vs
Massachusetts offense
124thof 138-0.23542 plays · small sample
Red zone
Eastern Michigan offense
61stof 1380.10330 plays · small sample
vs
Massachusetts defense · allowed
42ndof 138-0.19429 plays · small sample
Eastern Michigan defense · allowed
106thof 1380.18538 plays · small sample
vs
Massachusetts offense
66thof 1380.06533 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Eastern Michigan offense
129thof 13836.5%vs
Massachusetts defense · allowed
27thof 13832.5%Eastern Michigan defense · allowed
88thof 13845.4%vs
Massachusetts offense
83rdof 13847.7%Away
Home
Eastern Michigan Offense vs Massachusetts DefenseMassachusetts · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.27#127
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#70.27
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.132#124
286 plays
EPA/Play
#3-0.341
allowed · 174 plays
-0.249#125
162 plays
EPA/Pass
#8-0.317
allowed · 86 plays
0.021#74
124 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#3-0.365
allowed · 88 plays
44.4%#102
286 plays
Success Rate
#937.4%
allowed · 174 plays
40.7%#103
Pass Success Rate
#5140.1%
allowed
49.2%#61
Rush Success Rate
#2040.0%
allowed
36.5%#129
Available Yards %
#2732.5%
allowed
74.8#129
Net Field Position
#1075.8
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.121#118
218 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#4-0.304
allowed
7.5#102
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#258.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Eastern Michigan Defense vs Massachusetts OffenseMassachusetts · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.09#102
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#410.10
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.065#54
allowed · 283 plays
EPA/Play
#470.096
186 plays
0.006#88
allowed · 148 plays
EPA/Pass
#680.025
71 plays
-0.143#35
allowed · 135 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#330.140
115 plays
44.9%#73
allowed · 283 plays
Success Rate
#4649.5%
186 plays
44.2%#89
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#9642.3%
45.4%#67
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2353.9%
45.4%#88
allowed
Available Yards %
#8347.7%
68.8#114
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#362.0
-0.169#18
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#270.144
148 plays
6.8#100
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1097.5
2026 · Situational EPAMassachusetts · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.126
283 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.096
186 plays
-0.075
273 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.341
174 plays
0.103
30 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.065
33 plays · small sample
0.185
38 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.194
29 plays · small sample
-0.179
70 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.235
42 plays · small sample
0.291
70 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.315
55 plays · small sample